Vahni Capildeo’s foreword to the 2019 UEA Poetry MA anthology, published by Egg Box ‘Knapped’ is a satisfying word for the eyes and mouth to handle together. The ‘k’ used to be audible, in the sharper, more complex beginnings of the pronunciation of this syllable. The consonant cluster simplified over centuries, but still resembles similar […]
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Vahni Capildeo, Winsome Pinnock and Preti Taneja join UEA as Writing Fellows
Poet Vahni Capildeo, playwright Winsome Pinnock and novelist Preti Taneja have joined UEA as visiting UNESCO Creative Writing Fellows until the end of the academic year. Vahni is a Trinidadian Scottish writer who has published seven full-length collections and four pamphlets of poetry, which includes Measures of Expatriation, the winner of the Forward Prize for […]
