The Country Without a Post Office
Cover of first US hardcover edition (1997), also used for US paperback edition | |
| Author | Agha Shahid Ali |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
Publication date | 1997 |
| Publication place | America |
| ISBN | 9788184759969 |
The Country Without a Post Office is a 1997 collection of poems written by the Kashmiri-American poet Agha Shahid Ali. The title poem, which has become a symbol for freedom, is one of the most famous about Kashmir. In the decades since its publication, under renewed conflict and censorship in the region, it has been cited by politicians, protestors, academics and journalists. The collection brought Ali critical acclaim, universal praise and a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1996.