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Item 2018 MFA Lectores Reading Series: Kazim Ali(MFA in Creative Writing, The University of Tampa, 2018-06-14) Ali, KazimThis reading is a part of the MFA Lectores Public Reading Series with an introduction by MFA Director Dr. Erica Dawson. Poet, editor and prose writer Kazim Ali was born in the United Kingdom to Muslim parents of Indian, Iranian and Egyptian descent. He received a bachelor's and master's from the University of Albany-SUNY and an MFA from New York University. His books encompass several volumes of poetry, including Sky Ward, winner of the Ohioana Book Award in Poetry; The Far Mosque, winner of Alice James Books’ New England/New York Award; The Fortieth Day; All One’s Blue; and the cross-genre text Bright Felon. His novels include Quinn’s Passage and The Disappearance of Seth. Ali is an associate professor of creative writing and comparative literature at Oberlin College. His new book of poems, Inquisition, will be released in the Spring of 2018.