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Sujata Bhatt (born 6 May 1956) is an acclaimed Indian poet known for her evocative and culturally rich works, has carved a unique niche in the world of literature through her exploration of identity, language, and cultural intricacies. Born in India and exposed to diverse cultures through her global travels, Bhatt's life experiences have profoundly influenced her poetic expressions. [1]
Sujata Bhatt was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat and brought up in Pune until 1968, when she immigrated to United States with her family.[ citation needed ] She has an MFA from the University of Iowa, and for a time was writer-in-residence at the University of Victoria, Canada.[ citation needed ] She received the Commonwealth Poetry Prize (Asia) and Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize for her first collection Brunizem in 1987. [2] She received a Cholmondeley Award in 1991 and Italian Tratti Poetry Prize in 2000. [2] She has translated Gujarati poetry into English for the Penguin Anthology of Contemporary Indian Women Poets. Combining Gujarati and English, Bhatt writes "Indian-English rather than Anglo-Indian poetry." [3] Michael Schmidt (poet) observed that her "free verse is fast-moving, urgent with narratives, softly spoken. [3] Bhatt lives in Bremen, Germany with her husband, the German writer Michael Augustin, and daughter. [2]
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