Agha Shahid Ali (1949-2001) was an English poet of Kashmiri ancestry and upbringing.

His poetry collections include The Half-Inch Himalayas, A Nostalgist's Map of America, The Country Without a Post Office, and, most recently, Rooms Are Never Finished (finalist for the National Book Award, 2001).

He was also a translator of Faiz Ahmed Faiz (The Rebel's Silhouette; Selected Poems) and editor (Ravishing DisUnities: Real Ghazals in English).

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