Sarojini Naidu, famously known as ‘the Nightingale of India,’ was a remarkable female political activist and freedom fighter in pre-colonial India. Her poetic works are celebrated for their lyrical romanticism, capturing the beauty and diversity of Indian culture with sweetness…

Arundhati Subramaniam is a celebrated contemporary female poet. Born in Mumbai, 1973, she recalls, from a young age, wanting to ‘be around words – listen to them, utter them, play with them, and string them into patterns’.1.  After gaining her…

David Dabydeen (David Horace Clarence Harilal Sookram) was born in 1955, in Berbice, Guyana. His second name, Dabydeen, is taken from his mother, Veronica Dabydeen, who raised him, along with his maternal grandparents, after her divorce. Dabydeen regards his time…

Dominic Francis Moraes (1938–2004), considered a pioneer of Indian English poetry, published nearly 30 books during his lifetime and contributed significantly to intercontinental poetic discourse through essays, articles, and critical thought. Born in Bombay, he was the son of Frank…

Will Burns is a poet and novelist. He first came to prominence in 2014 as a Faber New Poet and has since authored poetry collections ‘Country Music’ (Offord Road Books, 2020) which won the 2021 Laurel Prize for best first collection, & ‘Germ Songs’ (Rough Trade Books, 2019). He released the album Chalk Hill Blue in 2019, a collaboration with composer Hannah Peel whose music was set to his poems. (Hannah Peel, 2019.) His debut novel, The Paper Lantern (Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 2021) saw Burns named among The Observer’s Top 10 Debut Novelists of 2021. He is Poet-In-Residence at Caught By The River.