Kazim Ali's new book of poetry, "The Voice of Sheila Chandra," is in some ways a historical account, part lyrical and evocative contemporary poetry, part mystical and metaphysical invocation, and part ...

Moving between biblical and Qur'anic stories, sections of this debut explore questions of comparative faith: "Why not a religion of water in a time of great fires?" Painterly minimalism, open-field ...

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Ali Abdullah Khalifa, one of Bahrain's most celebrated poets, writers, and researchers of folk culture, has died at the age ...

Poet Ali has visited CedarBridge Academy with Chain Reaction on several occasions and on each visit he is an inspiration to me. He changed my mindset. I thought I was the only one who was dealing with ...