two parts, a short narrative of running away and losing everything and getting lost forever titled Kidnapper, followed by a short note on the debate of Tolstoy v. Dostoevsky "If I wish to change the world, I will read Tolstoy. But when the world still gives away after every change, I will read Dostoevsky."
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Poem publication history: The Veiled Suite: The Collected Poems of Agha Shahid Ali
Copyright status: Copyright 2009 by the Agha Shahid Ali Literary Trust
Original digital object name: shahid-man-103a-001-025
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Agha, S. A. .
(1970-1999).
Kidnapper. This where I come in.
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Agha, Shahid Ali.
1970-1999.
“Kidnapper. This where I come in”.
Last modified May 25, 2023.
Digital Collections, Hamilton College Library.
https://litsdigital.hamilton.edu/do/086d778c-7761-4485-966d-6be07143264d