Great Writers Inspire at Home: Daljit Nagra
The British poet Daljit Nagra has won multiple awards for his work, including the Forward Prize and the Guardian First Book Award. In dialogue with Rachael Gilmour, he will read from and speak about his celebrated debut collection, Look We Have Coming to Dover! (2007). The poems are based on his experiences as the son of Punjabi parents who came from India to Britain in the 1950s. As part of the discussion, audience members will have an opportunity to talk about their experiences of reading his work.
Date: 18 May 2017, 17:00
Venue: Radcliffe Humanities, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Seminar Room, 3rd Floor
Speakers: Daljit Nagra, Rachael Gilmour (QMUL)
Organising department: Faculty of English Language and Literature
Organisers: Erica Lombard (University of Oxford), Elleke Boehmer (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: erica.lombard@ell.ox.ac.uk
Host: TORCH (University of Oxford)
Part of: Great Writers Inspire at Home
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Booking required?: Required
Booking url: http://www.writersmakeworlds.com/workshops
Cost: Free
Audience: Public
Editor: Erica Lombard