Bridget Minamore

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Bridget Minamore
Born1991 (age 33–34)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Alma mater University College London
Occupations
  • Poet
  • journalist
  • critic
Website bridgetminamore.com

Bridget Minamore (born 1991) is a British poet, essayist, journalist and critic. She is the author of the 2016 poetry collection Titanic, and her writing has appeared in such outlets as The Guardian , The Stage , i , The Fader , The White Review [1] [2] [3] [4] and in anthologies including New Daughters of Africa (edited by Margaret Busby). [5]

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Biography

Bridget Minamore was born in London, England, in 1991, of Ghanaian parentage. [6] [7] She has an English degree from University College London. [8]

She has read her poetry nationally and internationally and in 2013 was shortlisted to be London's inaugural Young Poet Laureate. [9] [8]

In 2015, she was chosen as one of The Hospital Club's Emerging Creatives. [8] Minamore's debut pamphlet, entitled Titanic, was published in 2016, [10] described by LUX Magazine as "a collection of poems which hilariously and hauntingly dissect what it means to love another... writing with a spotless humour and style that tangos with your emotions." [11] In 2018, she co-founded the collective "Critics of Colour" with playwright Sabrina Mahfouz, with the aim of "making writing about theatre, dance, and/or opera more accessible". [12]

Minamore has written regularly for The Guardian , The Stage and other publications about pop culture, theatre, music, race and class. [13] She is a contributor to the 2019 anthologies New Daughters of Africa , edited by Margaret Busby, [14] and Smashing It: Working Class Artists on Life, Art, and Making It Happen, edited by Sabrina Mahfouz. [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Bridget Minamore". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Bridget Minammore". The Fader. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Bridget Minamore". The Stage. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Bridget Minamore". The White Review. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Margaret Busby Presents: New Daughters of Africa | Part of Get Up, Stand Up Now". Somerset House. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  6. ↑ Minamore, Bridget (5 August 2016). "To those stuck behind protests: black lives matter more than your holiday". i. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  7. ↑ Minamore, Bridget (18 May 2015). "Unhappy With The Election Results? Leaving The Country Won't Fix Anything". Grazia . Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 Gulbinovic, Julija (15 April 2019). "Audre Lorde: Sister Outsider - Bridget Minamore". Poet in the City. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Introducing the six candidates for London's first Young Poet Laureate". A New Direction. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Titanic - Bridget Minamore". Out-Spoken. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  11. ↑ Williams, Rhiannon (24 July 2017). "Poetry Muse: Bridget Minamore's red hot verse and Brainchild festival". LUX. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "bio". Bridget Minamore. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "The Ridiculous Darkness: In Conversation with Bridget Minamore". Gate Theatre. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  14. ↑ Delgado, Anjanette (2019). "New Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Writing by Women of African Descent". New York Journal of Books. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  15. ↑ "Smashing It". Saqi Books. 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
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