Daljit Nagra was born and brought up in West London and Sheffield. He lives in London, and works as a secondary school English teacher. In 2004, his poem Look We Have Coming to Dover! won the Forward Prize (Best Single Poem), and this became the title of his first collection, published in 2007. It went on to win the 2007 Forward Poetry Prize (Best First Collection) and the 2008 Arts Council England Decibel Award. It relates to the experience of British-born Indians, and often employs ‘Punglish’ – English spoken by Indian Punjabi immigrants. Look We Have Coming to Dover! was shortlisted for several further awards, including the 2007 Costa Poetry Award, and the 2007 Jerwood Aldeburgh First Collection Prize.
http://www.daljitnagra.com

Heather Phillipson was brought up in London and Wales. She has received commissions and awards for her writing, including the Michael Donaghy Poetry Prize in 2007 and an Eric Gregory Award in 2008. She is also an artist and exhibits nationally and internationally, with recent shows in London, Paris and New York. She has a PhD in Fine Art practice and received the Sir Leslie Joseph Young Artist Award 2009. A pamphlet of poems has recently been published by Faber New Poets.

Thursday 3 December, 6.45-8.30pm
Aubin & Wills 188 Westbourne Grove W11 2RH
Nearest tube: Westbourne Park / Notting Hill Gate

Free entry, refreshments provided

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