{"product_id":"the-far-mosque-9781882295531","title":"The Far Mosque","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese gently fragmented narrative lyrics pursue enlightenment in long, elegant yet plain-spoken, dark yet ecstatic lines. Ali travels by water and by night, seeking the Far Mosque and its overarching paradox: that when God and Self are one, an ascent into Heaven is a voyage within.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKazim Ali\u003c\/b\u003e lives in New York's Hudson Valley, where he is co-editor of Nightboat Books and an assistant professor of liberal arts at The Culinary Institute of America. He received his MFA from New York University and is the author of a novel, \u003ci\u003eQuinn's Passage\u003c\/i\u003e (BlazeVox Books). His poetry has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Colorado Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHayden's Ferry Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRattapallax\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alice James Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493195059474,"sku":"9781882295531","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_94636f04-508f-4683-898c-0d97a463ed4e.jpg?v=1730635468","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-far-mosque-9781882295531","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}