The Veiled Suite collects the life’s work of Kashmiri-American poet Agha Shahid
Ali. Drawing from a remarkable range of sources that span continents and
cultures, Ali displays an “imagination . . . supple and cultivated enough to
draw on different cultures simultaneously” (New York Times Book Review). This
definitive volume, Ali’s shining legacy, is a testament to the revolutionary
voice that introduced the form of the ghazal to the American poetic lexicon—and
brought the physical and emotional landscape of Kashmir to an audience of
devoted readers.
Beginning with the impassioned, never-before-published title poem, written after
a dream related to Ali’s illness, The Veiled Suite moves through themes of
mourning