(1975-12-09) 9 December 1975 (age 48) Chennai, India
Occupation
Poet, writer, dancer
Citizenship
India
Alma mater
Queens University of Charlotte (BS) Johns Hopkins University (MA)
Period
2006–pres
Notable works
Small Days and Nights Countries of the Body
Notable awards
Forward Prize (2006)
Spouse
Carlo Pizzati
Website
www.tishanidoshi.com
Tishani Doshi FRSL (born 9 December 1975) is an Indian poet, journalist and dancer based in Chennai.[1] In 2006 she won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection due to Countries of the Body. Her poetry book A God at the Door was later shortlisted for the 2021 Forward Prize for Best Collection.[2] She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2023.[3]
^"Tishani Doshi Profile". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^"Forward Poetry Prizes Shortlist". The Guardian. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^Creamer, Ella (12 July 2023). "Royal Society of Literature aims to broaden representation as it announces 62 new fellows". The Guardian.
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Press, 2018, ISBN 978-1845234263 (includes work by Roger Robinson & TishaniDoshi) "No individual 'fathered' modern African literature", The Guardian...
Johnson Rev. Canon Mark Oakley Raymond Antrobus The Perseverance Winner TishaniDoshi Girls Are Coming Out of the Woods Shortlist Roy McFarlane The Healing...
These Days Jonathan Cape 2005 Helen Farish Intimates Jonathan Cape 2006 TishaniDoshi Countries of the Body Aark Arts 2007 Daljit Nagra Look We Have Coming...
Retrieved 29 January 2016. Doshi, Tishani (6 July 2003). "Literary Review: The loneliest poet". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 January 2016. Doshi reviews Joe Winter's...
documentary filmmaker Craig Foster, who has a son from a previous marriage. Doshi, Tishani (2 August 2017). "Soul of the jungle". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved...
The 2021 judges were Hirsh Sawhney, Christie Watson (Life Writing), TishaniDoshi (Poetry), and Andrew Cowan (Chair). Winners Fiction: Kate Carne (UK)...
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