A British-born American poet, essayist, novelist, and translator of Indian Muslim heritage, Kazim Ali was born in the United Kingdom. His collections include Sukun (Wesleyan University Press, 2023), The Voice of Sheila Chandra (Alice James Books, 2020), Inquisition (Wesleyan, 2018), Sky Ward (Wesleyan, 2013), winner of the Ohioana Book Award in Poetry, and The Far Mosque (Alice James Books, 2005), winner of Alice James Books' New England/New York Award. His memoir Bright Felon (Wesleyan, 2009) is written in hybrid prose. Ali co-founded Nightboat Books and is a professor and chair of the literature department at the University of California, San Diego.
