▁received ▁from ▁a ▁child hood ▁friend , ▁Ir fan ▁Hass an . ▁The ▁letter ▁described ▁an ▁incident ▁in ▁J aw ah ar ▁Nag ar , ▁S rin agar , ▁where ▁Ir fan ▁Hass an ▁saw ▁he aps ▁of ▁letters ▁in ▁a ▁post ▁office , ▁and ▁found ▁many ▁letters ▁addressed ▁to ▁himself ▁and ▁Ali ' s ▁father , ▁sent ▁by ▁Ali . ▁Ir fan ▁sent ▁a ▁letter ▁through ▁family ▁to ▁Ali ▁telling ▁him ▁about ▁this . ▁The ▁pro log ue ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Ir fan ▁Hass an . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁The ▁poem ▁brought ▁Ali ▁a ▁G ug gen heim ▁Fellow ship ▁and ▁critical ▁pra ise . ▁American ▁writer ▁Hay den ▁Car r uth ▁in ▁his ▁review ▁said , ▁" A li ▁speak s ▁for ▁K ash mir ▁in ▁a ▁large , ▁gener ous , ▁comp ass ion ate , ▁powerful ▁and ▁ur gent ▁voice ▁... ▁F ew ▁po ets ▁in ▁this ▁country ▁have ▁such ▁a ▁voice ▁or ▁such ▁a ▁topic ". ▁Edward ▁Sa id ▁noted ▁that ▁" this ▁is ▁poetry ▁whose ▁appeal ▁is ▁universal ". ▁John ▁Ash ber y ▁called ▁Shah id ▁" one ▁of ▁America ' s ▁fin est ▁younger ▁po ets ". ▁American ▁writer ▁Joseph ▁Don ah ue ▁wrote : ▁" the ▁poet ▁en vis ions ▁the ▁dev ast ation ▁of ▁his ▁hom eland , ▁moving ▁from ▁the ▁real m ▁of ▁the ▁personal ▁to ▁an ▁exp ans ive ▁poetry ▁that ▁maintain s ▁an ▁integrity ▁of ▁feeling ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁political ▁violence ▁and ▁tra ged y