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Agha Shahid Ali was an Indian-born American poet, from Jammu and Kashmir, who immigrated to the United States, and became affiliated with the literary movement known as New Formalism in American poetry. His collections include A Walk Through the Yellow Pages, The Half-Inch Himalayas, A Nostalgist's Map of America, The Country Without a Post Office, and Rooms Are Never Finished, the latter a finalist for the National Book Award in 2001.
The University of Utah Press awards the Agha Shahid Ali Poetry Prize annually in memory of this "celebrated poet and beloved teacher."J&K authorities have removed three poems – Postcard from Kashmir, In Arabic and The Last Saffron from the curriculum of University of Kashmir and two poems, I see Kashmir from New Delhi at Midnight and Call me Ishmael Tonight from the Cluster University. Education advisors in Delhi/Srinagar have maintained that such “Resistance Literature” sustains “secessionist mindset, aspiration & narrative” among students
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