Momtaza Mehri
This sandbox is in the article namespace. Either move this page into your userspace, or remove the {{User sandbox}} template. Momtaza Mehri is a Somali-British [1] poet and essayist (born in 1994). [2] Her career began to take off when she was featured in the following; DAZED (September 2016) [3]; Buzzfeed (June 2016) [4]; BBC Radio 4 (October 2017) [5]; Poetry Society of America. [6], Mask Magazine (May 2017) [7]; Frontier Poetry (December 2017) [8] . This was swiftly followed by Her winning the Outspoken Page Poetry Prize (2017) and third prize in the National Poetry Competition (2018) [2]. In addition to this she edits Diaspora Drama as well as becoming the Young People’s Laureate of London in 2018.[9] [2]
Early Life
Mehri grew up in the Middle East.[4] Now, Mehri is based in Kilburn, North-West London [1], where, aside from her progressing poetry career, she is both a volunteer and a trainee biochemical scientist. [4]
It was in 2014 she began writing poetry for publication. [1]
References
- ^ a b c Flood, Alison (2018-04-16). "Somali-British poet Momtaza Mehri named young people's laureate for London". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
- ^ a b c "MOMTAZA MEHRI". www.africanpoetryprize.org. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
- ^ Dazed (2016-09-01). "The new generation of poets mastering DIY culture". Dazed. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
- ^ a b c "5 Somali-British Poets You Need To Know About". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Pick a Sky and Name It". BBC. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
- ^ "Momtaza Mehri – The Poetry Society: Poems". poems.poetrysociety.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
- ^ "Momtaza Mehri". Mask Magazine. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
- ^ "Poetry: Two Poems by Momtaza Mehri | Frontier Poetry - A Platform For Emerging Poetry". Frontier Poetry. 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
- ^ "Momtaza Mehri picked as Young People's Laureate | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
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