Pilgrim Bell: Poems

"There is something in this volume for every kind of poetry reader – fine craftsmanship for the former English majors who still like to geek out about form and style; playfulness for the reader who likes to see poets do fun and clever things with words; raw beauty and vulnerability for those who turn to poetry for a reminder of what makes us human. Kaveh Akbar is an Iranian-American poet, and Pilgrim Bell is a volume about faith and devotion, divided into five sections to evoke the five daily calls to prayer for the Muslim faithful. In the space between the tolling of the bells that call us to a life of faith, we explore the gaps in ourselves, our world and our language – the failures and losses and insufficiencies that make us who we are and that lead us to search for more."