25Jul/17
Moniza Alvi
Born in Lahore, Pakistan in 1954, Moniza Alvi’s parents moved to England while she was an infant. She grew up in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, before attending the…
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24Jul/17
Vahni Capildeo
Born Surya Vahni Priya Capildeo in Port of Spain in 1973, Vahni Capildeo comes from a vaunted and controversial political and literary Trinidadian family. As an established poet…
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23Jul/17
Kayo Chingonyi
Soft spoken and charming in person, Kayo Chingonyi raises his voice and his political verve in performance. Born in Zambia in 1987, Chingonyi moved to the UK at age six…
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21Jul/17
Bernardine Evaristo
Born in London, Bernardine Evaristo (1959– ) studied at Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama and went on to co-found the Theatre of Black Women in 1982.
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21Jul/17
Caleb Femi
Caleb Femi (1990– ) is a poet, filmmaker, and photographer. Born in Kano, Nigeria, he moved to London when he was seven years old, settling in Peckham…
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19Jul/17
Mimi Khalvati
Mimi Khalvati was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1944 and moved to the Isle of Wight, England, when she was six years old. She grew up on the Isle of Wight…
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18Jul/17
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Linton Kwesi Johnson was born in 1952 in Chapelton, a small rural town in Jamaica. He moved to London at the age of 11 to join his mother who had immigrated two years earlier.
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16Jul/17
Daljit Nagra
Born in London to Sikh Punjabi immigrants, the poet Daljit Nagra (1966– ) draws influence from both his British and Punjabi identities in his award-winning work.
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14Jul/17
Ben Okri
Ben Okri (1958– ) is a Nigerian-born British novelist and poet. Ben Okri has published eight novels, including the Booker-winner The Famished Road (1991) and Starbook…
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11Jul/17
Warsan Shire
Warsan Shire is a poet born to Somali parents in Kenya in 1988. When she was only a year old her family migrated to England. She has been described as a ‘refugee poet’…
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