Daljit Nagra

Daljit Nagra

At a poetry reading in 2007
Born1966 (age 5859)
Yiewsley, England
OccupationPoet
NationalityBritish
Notable worksLook We Have Coming to Dover! (2007)
Notable awardsForward Poetry Prize
Website
www.daljitnagra.com

Daljit Nagra MBE FRSL (born 1966) is a British poet whose debut collection, Look We Have Coming to Dover! was published by Faber in 2007. Nagra's poems relate to the experience of Indians born in the UK (especially Indian Sikhs), and often employ language that imitates the English spoken by Indian immigrants whose first language is Punjabi, which some have termed "Punglish". He was the first poet in residence at the BBC and has served as chair of the council of the Royal Society of Literature. He is a professor of creative writing at Brunel University London.