▁for ▁freedom , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁about ▁K ash mir . ▁In ▁the ▁dec ades ▁since ▁its ▁publication , ▁under ▁renew ed ▁conflict ▁and ▁c ensor ship ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁c ited ▁by ▁polit icians , ▁protest ors , ▁academ ics ▁and ▁journal ists . ▁The ▁collection ▁brought ▁Ali ▁critical ▁acc laim , ▁universal ▁pra ise ▁and ▁a ▁G ug gen heim ▁Fellow ship . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁The ▁Country ▁Without ▁a ▁Post ▁Office ▁is ▁Ali ' s ▁third ▁collection ▁of ▁poetry ▁and , ▁like ▁the ▁previous ▁two ▁collections , ▁contains ▁po ems ▁related ▁to ▁ex ile , ▁year ning , ▁and ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁home ▁and ▁country . ▁This ▁is ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁Ali ▁himself , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁" self ▁described ▁happy ▁man ". ▁ ▁Some ▁po ems ▁of ▁the ▁collection ▁have ▁ep ig raph s ▁from ▁po ets ▁such ▁as ▁W .   B . ▁Ye ats , ▁Em ily ▁Dick inson , ▁Ad ela ▁Florence ▁Nicol son , ▁Charles ▁Sim ic , ▁Z b ign iew ▁Herbert , ▁and ▁Ger ard ▁Man ley ▁Hop kins . ▁N umer ous ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁are ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Ali ' s ▁friends , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁pro log ue , ▁which ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁child hood ▁friend ▁Ir fan ▁Hass an . ▁The ▁collection ▁itself ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁his ▁mother ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁poet ▁James ▁M err ill . ▁In ▁the ▁pro log ue , ▁a ▁line ▁by ▁Russian ▁poet ▁Os ip ▁Mand