Agha Shahid Ali

Agha Shahid Ali Qizilbash (4 February 1949 – 8 December 2001) was an Indian-born American poet. Born in New Delhi into a Shia Muslim family from Kashmir, Ali lived between India and the United States before permanently moving to the United States in his mid-twenties, where he became affiliated with the literary movement known as New Formalism in American poetry. His collections include ''A Walk Through the Yellow Pages'', ''The Half-Inch Himalayas,'' ''A Nostalgist's Map of America'', ''The Country Without a Post Office'', and ''Rooms Are Never Finished,'' the latter a finalist for the National Book Award in 2001.

The University of Utah Press awards the Agha Shahid Ali Poetry Prize annually in memory of this "celebrated poet and beloved teacher." Provided by Wikipedia