The Donald Windham Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2020) Winner
Bhanu Kapil
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Bhanu Kapil
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1968-01-01 （outside of London）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- outside of London (birth) → United States (from 1990) → Returned to England (2019) → Splits time between UK and US (present)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Poet, Professor
- Active Years
- 2001-
- Affiliations
- Naropa University, Goddard College, University of Vermont, University of Cambridge, Churchill College, Royal Society of Literature
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Influenced By
- Salman Rushdie
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loughborough University | — | — | Bachelor of Arts | — | United Kingdom |
| State University of New York Brockport | — | English Literature | Master of Arts | — | United States |
Loughborough University
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Country:
United Kingdom
State University of New York Brockport
English Literature
Degree:
Master of Arts
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Windham-Campbell Literature Prize | — | 詩 | Yale University | 受賞 |
| 2021 | T. S. Eliot Prize | How to Wash a Heart | 詩 | — | 受賞 |
| — | Cholmondeley Award | — | — | Society of Authors | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Judith E. Wilson Poetry Fellowship | — | 詩 | University of Cambridge | 受賞 |
Windham-Campbell Literature Prize
2020
Category:
詩
Organization:
Yale University
Result:
受賞
T. S. Eliot Prize
2021
Work:
How to Wash a Heart
Category:
詩
Result:
受賞
Cholmondeley Award
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
受賞
Judith E. Wilson Poetry Fellowship
2019
Category:
詩
Organization:
University of Cambridge
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
T. S. Eliot Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2020) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Vertical Interrogation of Strangers
2001 PoetryA poetry collection interrogating strangers on identity and migration.
MigrationIdentity
Incubation: A Space for Monsters
2006 PoetryExperimental work exploring space for monsters.
FeminismPost-colonialism
Humanimal: A Project for Future Children
2009 PoetryInspired by the story of Amala and Kamala, girls raised by wolves.
WildnessHumanity
Ban en Banlieue
2015 PoetryPoetry addressing the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
ViolenceMemory
How to Wash a Heart
2020 PoetryInnovative poetry on washing a heart.
HealingTrauma
Bibliography
- The Vertical Interrogation of Strangers (2001)
- Incubation: A Space for Monsters (2006)
- Humanimal: A Project for Future Children (2009)
- Schizophrene (2011)
- Ban en Banlieue (2015)
- entre-Ban (2017)
- How to Wash a Heart (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ExperimentalHybrid genrePerformance art elements
- Recurring Motifs
- MigrationMonstersViolenceMemory
Legacy
Influential contemporary poet exploring migration and trauma through post-colonial and feminist lenses.
Quotes
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"Perhaps then, for the first time, I understood that someone like me: could. Could look like me and write."
Source: Interview (2012)
Trivia
- Born in the UK to Indian parents.
- Her public readings incorporate performance art elements.