Doyali Islam is a Canadian poet.[1] She is most noted for her 2019 poetry collection heft, which was a finalist for the 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize.[2]
Doyali Islam | |
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| Born | October 7, 1984 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Notable work | heft (McClelland & Stewart, 2019) |
| Awards | Griffin Poetry Prize finalist (2020) Trillium Book Award for Poetry finalist (2020) Pat Lowther Memorial Award finalist (2020) |
| Website | www |
Her poems have appeared in a number of literary magazines including The Kenyon Review Online and The Fiddlehead, and in a number of anthologies including Best Canadian Poetry and The Manifesto Project.
Her first poetry collection, Yusuf and the Lotus Flower, was published by Ottawa small press BuschekBooks in 2011.
She has been the poetry editor of Arc Poetry Magazine, and the editor of Write, the Writers' Union of Canada's member magazine.[3]
Works
edit- Yusuf and the Lotus Flower. BuschekBooks. 2011. ISBN 978-1894543668.
- heft. McClelland & Stewart. 2019. ISBN 978-0771005596.
References
edit- ^ "Why Griffin Poetry Prize finalist Doyali Islam created a new poetic form to explore kinship and well-being". CBC Books, April 16, 2020.
- ^ "Doyali Islam – Griffin Poetry Prize". Griffin Poetry Prize.
- ^ Conan Tobias, "Q&A: Doyali Islam, Write magazine's new editor". Quill & Quire, December 7, 2017.
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