Description
About the Author
Vahni Capildeo's multilingual, cross-genre writing is grounded in time experienced through place. Her DPhil in Old Norse literature and translation theory, her travels, and her Indian diaspora/Caribbean background deepen the voices in the landscapes that inspire her. Her poetry (six books and four pamphlets) includes Measures of Expatriation, awarded the Forward Prize for Best Collection in 2016. She has worked in academia; in culture for development, with Commonwealth Writers; and as an Oxford English Dictionary lexicographer. Capildeo held the Judith E. Wilson Poetry Fellowship and the Harper-Wood Studentship at Cambridge. She is currently a Douglas Caster Cultural Fellow at the University of Leeds.
Reviews
'This is a highly original collection in form and content, with blunted messages and sharp polished undertones. One to read slowly and savour.' - Poetry Salzberg Review on Measures of Expatriation
Awards
Winner of Poetry Book Society Spring Choice Award 2016 and Forward Prize for Best Collection 2016 and The Poetry Book Society Summer Choice Award 2018. Short-listed for T.S. Eliot Prize 2016 and The Forward Prize for Best Collection 2018.
Book Information
ISBN 9781784105549
Author Vahni Capildeo
Format Paperback
Page Count 112
Imprint Carcanet Press Ltd
Publisher Carcanet Press Ltd
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 135mm * 9mm