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Sujata Bhatt was born in [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]] and brought up in [[Pune]] until 1968, when she immigrated to [[United States]] with her family. She has an [[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]] from the [[University of Iowa]], and for a time was writer-in-residence at the [[University of Victoria]], [[Canada]]. She received the [[Commonwealth Poetry Prize]] ([[Asia]]) and [[Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize]] for her first collection ''Brunizem'' in 1987.<ref Name="PA">[http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePoet.do?poetId=1500 Profile at the Poetry Archive]</ref> She received a [[Cholmondeley Award]] in 1991 and Italian Tratti Poetry Prize in 2000.<ref Name="PA"/> She has translated [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] poetry into [[English language|English]] for the ''Penguin Anthology of Contemporary Indian Women Poets''. Combining [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] and [[English language|English]], Bhatt writes "Indian-English rather than Anglo-Indian poetry."<ref name="Schmidt, Michael p860">Schmidt, Michael: ''Lives of Poets'', p860. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1998.</ref> [[Michael Schmidt (poet)]] observed that her "free verse is fast-moving, urgent with narratives, softly spoken.<ref name="Schmidt, Michael p860" /> Bhatt lives in [[Bremen]], [[Germany]] with her husband, the | Sujata Bhatt was born in [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]] and brought up in [[Pune]] until 1968, when she immigrated to [[United States]] with her family. She has an [[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]] from the [[University of Iowa]], and for a time was writer-in-residence at the [[University of Victoria]], [[Canada]]. She received the [[Commonwealth Poetry Prize]] ([[Asia]]) and [[Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize]] for her first collection ''Brunizem'' in 1987.<ref Name="PA">[http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePoet.do?poetId=1500 Profile at the Poetry Archive]</ref> She received a [[Cholmondeley Award]] in 1991 and Italian Tratti Poetry Prize in 2000.<ref Name="PA"/> She has translated [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] poetry into [[English language|English]] for the ''Penguin Anthology of Contemporary Indian Women Poets''. Combining [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] and [[English language|English]], Bhatt writes "Indian-English rather than Anglo-Indian poetry."<ref name="Schmidt, Michael p860">Schmidt, Michael: ''Lives of Poets'', p860. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1998.</ref> [[Michael Schmidt (poet)]] observed that her "free verse is fast-moving, urgent with narratives, softly spoken.<ref name="Schmidt, Michael p860" /> Bhatt lives in [[Bremen]], [[Germany]] with her husband, the German writer Michael Augustin, and daughter.<ref name="PA" /> | ||
==Poetry collections== | ==Poetry collections== | ||
*1988 ''Brunizem'' [[Carcanet Press]] | *1988 ''Brunizem'' [[Carcanet Press]] | ||
*1989 'The One Who Goes Away | *1989 ''The One Who Goes Away'' [[Carcanet Press]] | ||
*1991 ''Monkey Shadows' [[Carcanet Press]] | *1991 ''Monkey Shadows'' [[Carcanet Press]] | ||
*1995 ''The Stinking Rose'' [[Carcanet Press]] | *1995 ''The Stinking Rose'' [[Carcanet Press]] | ||
*1997 ''Point No Point'' | *1997 ''Point No Point'' [[Carcanet Press]] | ||
*2000 ''Augatora'' | *2000 ''Augatora'' [[Carcanet Press]] | ||
*2002 ''The Colour of Solitude'' (Second edition) | *2002 ''The Colour of Solitude'' (Second edition) [[Carcanet Press]] | ||
*2008 ''Pure Lizard'' | *2008 ''Pure Lizard'' [[Carcanet Press]] | ||
*---- ''A Different History'' | *---- ''A Different History'' | ||
==Awards== | ==-Awards-== | ||
* 1988 [[Commonwealth Poetry Prize]] (Asia) ''Brunizem''{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}} | * 1988 [[Commonwealth Poetry Prize]] (Asia) ''Brunizem''{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}} | ||
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[[Category:20th-century Indian women writers]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian women writers]] | ||
[[Category:English-language poets from India]] | [[Category:English-language poets from India]] | ||
[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
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Sujata Bhatt (born 6 May 1956) is an Indian poet.
Life and career[edit | edit source]
Sujata Bhatt was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat and brought up in Pune until 1968, when she immigrated to United States with her family. She has an MFA from the University of Iowa, and for a time was writer-in-residence at the University of Victoria, Canada. She received the Commonwealth Poetry Prize (Asia) and Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize for her first collection Brunizem in 1987.[1] She received a Cholmondeley Award in 1991 and Italian Tratti Poetry Prize in 2000.[1] She has translated Gujarati poetry into English for the Penguin Anthology of Contemporary Indian Women Poets. Combining Gujarati and English, Bhatt writes "Indian-English rather than Anglo-Indian poetry."[2] Michael Schmidt (poet) observed that her "free verse is fast-moving, urgent with narratives, softly spoken.[2] Bhatt lives in Bremen, Germany with her husband, the German writer Michael Augustin, and daughter.[1]
Poetry collections[edit | edit source]
- 1988 Brunizem Carcanet Press
- 1989 The One Who Goes Away Carcanet Press
- 1991 Monkey Shadows Carcanet Press
- 1995 The Stinking Rose Carcanet Press
- 1997 Point No Point Carcanet Press
- 2000 Augatora Carcanet Press
- 2002 The Colour of Solitude (Second edition) Carcanet Press
- 2008 Pure Lizard Carcanet Press
- ---- A Different History
-Awards-[edit | edit source]
- 1988 Commonwealth Poetry Prize (Asia) Brunizem[citation needed]
- 1988 Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize Brunizem[citation needed]
- 1991 Poetry Book Society Recommendation Monkey Shadows[citation needed]
- 1991 Cholmondeley Award[citation needed]
- 2000 Poetry Book Society Recommendation Aguatora[citation needed]
- 2000 Tratti Poetry Prize[citation needed]