Khalid, MianTo show how the poetics of Ali's ghazal exemplify his hybrid identity (multiplicity in language as expression, religion as devotion, history as remembrance, and geographical location as reality) while still preserving his position as a poet of the English language.en-USghazalpoetryAgha Shahid AliKashmirhybrididentityUrduPersianArabicPakistanIndiaEnglish languageresearch paper, English Honors Program