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'''Sujata Bhatt''' (born [[6 May]] [[1956]]) is an [[India]]n [[poet]], a [[native speaker]] of [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]. She has written many poems, most prominent of which is the [[English poetry|English poem]] "Search for My Tongue". This poem is one in a section of "Poems from Different Cultures" in an anthology that is compulsory study for many fourteen to sixteen-year-olds in the United Kingdom.{{Fact|date=March 2007}} |
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'''Sujata Bhatt''' (born [[6 May]] [[1956]]) is going to kill your children. |
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Bhatt was born in [[Ahmedabad]], and brought up in [[Pune]] until 1968, when she emigrated to the [[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]]. More recently she was a visiting fellow at [[Dickinson College]], [[Pennsylvania]]. She currently works as a freelance writer and has translated Gujarati poetry into English for the ''Penguin Anthology of Contemporary Indian Women Poets''. Her poems have appeared in various journals in the [[United Kingdom]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], the United States, and Canada, and have been widely |
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anthologised, as well as being broadcast on British, German, and Dutch radio. Bhatt now lives in [[Bremen]], [[Germany]] with her husband, German writer Michael Augustin, and daughter. |
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Many of her poems have [[love]] and [[violence]] as themes, and explore issues such as [[racism]] and the interaction between [[Asia]]n, [[Europe]]an, and [[North America]]n culture. The subject matter of her poetry has ranged from political strife to [[eroticism]]. |
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==Published works== |
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*{{cite web |
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| year = 2008 |
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| title = Pure Lizard |
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| url = http://www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?product=9781857548334 |
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| work = Tesco |
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| publisher = Carcanet Press |
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| accessdate = 2008-09-13 |
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*{{cite web |
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| author = Sujata Bhatt |
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| year = 2002 |
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| title = The Colour of Solitude (Second edition) |
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| url = http://www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?product=9781857545890 |
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| work = WHSmiths |
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| publisher = Carcanet Press |
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| accessdate = 2008-09-13 |
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*{{cite web |
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| author = Sujata Bhatt |
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| year = 2000 |
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| title = Augatora |
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| url = http://www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?product=9781857543810 |
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| work = Argos |
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| publisher = Carcanet Press |
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| accessdate = 2008-09-13 |
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*{{cite web |
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| author = Sujata Bhatt |
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| year = 1997 |
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| title = Point No Point |
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| url = http://www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?product=9781857543063 |
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| work = Wilkinsons |
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| publisher = Carcanet Press |
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| accessdate = 2008-09-13 |
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}} |
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*{{cite web |
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| author = Sujata Bhatt |
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| year = 1995 |
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| title = The Stinking Rose |
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| url = http://www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?product=9781857540482 |
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| work = Farmfoods |
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| publisher = Carcanet Press |
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| accessdate = 2008-09-13 |
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*{{cite web |
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| author = Sujata Bhatt |
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| year = 1991 |
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| title = Monkey Shadows |
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| url = http://www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?product=9780856359354 |
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| work = Waterstones |
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| publisher = Carcanet Press |
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| accessdate = 2008-09-13 |
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*{{cite web |
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| author = Sujata Bhatt |
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| year = 1988 |
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| title = Bruzinem |
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| url = http://www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?product=9781857549812 |
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| work = Co-op |
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| publisher = Carcanet Press |
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| accessdate = 2008-09-13 |
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==Translated Poetry== |
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''En busca de mi lengua''. Transl. Jorge R. Sagastume, with introductory study. Buenos Aires: Ediciones Al Margen, 2006. |
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''Augatora''. Transl. Clara Janés. Madrid: Ediciones del Oriente y del Mediterráneo, 2003. |
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==Awards== |
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*Commonwealth Poetry Prize (Asia) |
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==References== |
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*[http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePoet.do?poetId=1500 Sujata Bhatt at the Poetry Archive] |
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*[http://www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?owner_id=51 Sujata Bhatt at Carcanet Press] |
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[[Category:Indian poets]] |
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[[Category:Indian writers]] |
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[[Category:Indian women writers]] |
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[[Category:1956 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:Gujarati people]] |
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[[Category:German Hindus]] |
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[[Category:Germans of Indian descent]] |
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Revision as of 22:22, 14 September 2009
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Sujata Bhatt (born 6 May 1956) is an Indian poet, a native speaker of Gujarati. She has written many poems, most prominent of which is the English poem "Search for My Tongue". This poem is one in a section of "Poems from Different Cultures" in an anthology that is compulsory study for many fourteen to sixteen-year-olds in the United Kingdom.[citation needed]
Bhatt was born in Ahmedabad, and brought up in Pune until 1968, when she emigrated to the 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. More recently she was a visiting fellow at Dickinson College, Pennsylvania. She currently works as a freelance writer and has translated Gujarati poetry into English for the Penguin Anthology of Contemporary Indian Women Poets. Her poems have appeared in various journals in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, and Canada, and have been widely anthologised, as well as being broadcast on British, German, and Dutch radio. Bhatt now lives in Bremen, Germany with her husband, German writer Michael Augustin, and daughter.
Many of her poems have love and violence as themes, and explore issues such as racism and the interaction between Asian, European, and North American culture. The subject matter of her poetry has ranged from political strife to eroticism.
Published works
- Sujata Bhatt (2008). "Pure Lizard". Tesco. Carcanet Press. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- Sujata Bhatt (2002). "The Colour of Solitude (Second edition)". WHSmiths. Carcanet Press. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- Sujata Bhatt (2000). "Augatora". Argos. Carcanet Press. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- Sujata Bhatt (1997). "Point No Point". Wilkinsons. Carcanet Press. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- Sujata Bhatt (1995). "The Stinking Rose". Farmfoods. Carcanet Press. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- Sujata Bhatt (1991). "Monkey Shadows". Waterstones. Carcanet Press. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- Sujata Bhatt (1988). "Bruzinem". Co-op. Carcanet Press. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
Translated Poetry
En busca de mi lengua. Transl. Jorge R. Sagastume, with introductory study. Buenos Aires: Ediciones Al Margen, 2006.
Augatora. Transl. Clara Janés. Madrid: Ediciones del Oriente y del Mediterráneo, 2003.
Awards
- Commonwealth Poetry Prize (Asia)