Mimi Khalvati

Mimi Khalvati
Khalvati at the British Library in 2011
Born (1944-04-28) 28 April 1944
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Neuchâtel
SOAS University of London
OccupationPoet
AwardsKing's Gold Medal for Poetry, 2023
Websitewww.mimikhalvati.co.uk

Mimi Khalvati (born 28 April 1944) is an Iranian-born British poet. She is the recipient of the King's Gold Medal for Poetry for 2023, awarded for "her outstanding talent and ability to draw on diverse cultural traditions – Iranian, English and American – to enrich British poetry".