Poetry / American / General

Winner of the 2023 Donald Hall Prize for Poetry

Winner of the 2024 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize

Rescripting the Ecstatic in the Midst of Violence

Winner of the 2024 Cave Canem Poetry Prize

An Introduction to the Life, Work, and “Difficulty” of Reginald Shepherd

Winner of the 2022 Donald Hall Prize for Poetry

Poems that Zoom In on the Mysterious and Transformative Nature of Expression

Ekphrastic, Meditative Poems from a Writer with Astonishing Range

Humorous Poetry with a Deep Core of Seriousness

Narrative Poems that Embody the Complexity of Connection and Disconnection

Poems that Explore the Dissonance and Delights of Our Current Moment

Winner of the 2020 Donald Hall Prize for Poetry

A Profound New Collection from the Editor of the Best American Poetry Series

A New Poem from the Author of The Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude and The Book of Delights

This collection juxtaposes text from Google Search autocomplete with the intimate language of prayer. Corporate jargon coexists with the incantatory and ancient ghazal form. Ahmed’s second book of poetry explores the terrain of loss—of a beloved family member, of human dignity and potential, of the earth as it ...