Royal Society of Literature: Where the heart is

The Royal Society of Literature

Monday 21 June 7PM

The Tagore Evening
Imtiaz Dharker,
Daljit Nagra,
Sathnam Sanghera
Where the heart is
Chaired by Deborah Moggach

British writers of Asian descent consider their cultural and literary heritage to be principally British, or Asian? To what extent do they feel obliged to represent their Asian origins in their work? Imtiaz Dharker, poet, artist and documentary film-maker, grew up in a Lahori household in Glasgow, and describes herself as a Scottish Muslim Calvinist. Her fourth volume of poetry, Leaving Fingerprints, was published in September. Daljit Nagra’s parents came to the UK from the Indian Punjab,
and he was brought up near Heathrow. The title poem in his debut collection, Look We Have Coming to Dover!, won the Forward Poetry Prize for Best Single Poem. Sathnam Sanghera was born to Punjabi parents in the West Midlands. His first book, The Boy with the Topknot: a Memoir of Love, Secrets and Lies in Wolverhampton, was shortlisted for both the Costa Biography Prize and the PEN/Ackerley Prize, and was 2009 Mind Book of the Year. The three writers intersperse their discussion with readings from their work.

This event is free for Fellows and Members of the Royal Society of Literature. There
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Kenneth Clark Lecture Theatre
Courtauld Institute, Somerset House
Strand, London WC2R 1LA