Daljit Nagra | |
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 At a poetry reading in 2007 | |
| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Yiewsley, England |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | British |
| Notable works | Look We Have Coming to Dover! (2007) |
| Notable awards | Forward Poetry Prize |
| Website | |
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Daljit Nagra MBE FRSL (born 1966[1]) is a British poet whose debut collection, Look We Have Coming to Dover! – a title alluding to W. H. Auden's Look, Stranger!, D. H. Lawrence's Look! We Have Come Through! and by epigraph also to Matthew Arnold's "Dover Beach" – was published by Faber in February 2007. Nagra's poems relate to the experience of Indians born in the UK (especially Indian Sikhs), and often employ language that imitates the English spoken by Indian immigrants whose first language is Punjabi, which some have termed "Punglish".[2] He currently[when?] works part-time at JFS School in Kenton, London,[citation needed] and visits schools, universities and festivals where he performs his work. He was appointed chair of the Royal Society of Literature in November 2020. He is a professor of creative writing at Brunel University London.[3]
- ^ "Daljit Nagra" Archived 25 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Poetry International Rotterdam.
- ^ "Do you speak Punglish?", BBC, 29 September 2005. Retrieved 26 August 2007.
- ^ Buchanunn, Joe (7 May 2023). "We're Lighting Up The Nation: Professor's poem wins the castle crowd's hearts". Brunel University London. Retrieved 28 July 2023.