▁common ▁and ▁" Every one ▁car ries ▁his ▁address ▁in ▁his ▁pocket ▁so ▁that ▁at ▁least ▁his ▁body ▁will ▁reach ▁home ". ▁The ▁usage ▁of ▁letters ▁and ▁post ▁offices , ▁har bing ers ▁of ▁information , ▁con ve ys ▁Ali ' s ▁search ▁for ▁information ▁despite ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁communic ations , ▁even ▁though ▁everyone ▁wants ▁to ▁share ▁it . ▁Through ▁the ▁met aph ors ▁of ▁letter ▁and ▁post ▁offices ▁Ali ▁also ▁be ars ▁witness ▁to ▁the ▁tra ged y ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁narr ating ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁world ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁and ▁further ▁wants ▁the ▁peace ▁to ▁return . ▁ ▁Title ▁poem ▁The ▁title ▁poem , ▁" The ▁Country ▁Without ▁a ▁Post ▁Office ", ▁was ▁originally ▁published ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁" K ash mir ▁without ▁a ▁Post ▁Office " ▁in ▁the ▁Graham ▁House ▁Review . ▁Ali ▁re vised ▁and ▁expanded ▁it ▁for ▁this ▁edition . ▁The ▁poem ▁was ▁p enn ed ▁against ▁the ▁back drop ▁of ▁an ▁armed ▁u pr ising ▁in ▁K ash mir ▁that ▁pe aked ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁There ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁total ▁break down ▁of ▁state ▁mach in ery , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁susp ension ▁of ▁postal ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁for ▁seven ▁months . ▁Some ▁post ▁offices ▁were ▁converted ▁into ▁b unk ers ▁by ▁the ▁army . ▁In ▁the ▁poem , ▁Shah id ▁writes ▁about ▁" the ▁land ▁of ▁do omed ▁addresses ", ▁referring ▁to ▁letters ▁and ▁packages ▁that ▁p iled ▁up ▁in ▁post ▁offices ▁and ▁went ▁und el iver