1. Bhanu Kapil was born on 1968 and is a British-born poet and author of Indian descent.
12 Facts About Bhanu Kapil
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Bhanu Kapil is best known for her books The Vertical Interrogation of Strangers, Incubation: A Space for Monsters, and Ban en Banlieue.
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In 2020, Kapil won one of eight Windham-Campbell Literature Prizes.
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Bhanu Kapil was born in 1968 outside of London to Indian parents.
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Bhanu Kapil presently spends her time in both the United Kingdom and the United States.
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Bhanu Kapil received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Loughborough University and a Master of Arts degree in English Literature from the State University of New York Brockport.
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Bhanu Kapil's poetry appeared in a collection edited by Brian Droitcour that was produced as part of the New Museum's 2015 Triennial.
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Bhanu Kapil has contributed and co-taught in the Master's in Leadership for Sustainability program at the University of Vermont.
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In 2019, Bhanu Kapil received a year-long fellowship at the University of Cambridge; after the fellowship, she remained as an artist by-fellow at Churchill College.
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In 2019, Kapil received the Judith E Wilson Poetry Fellowship from the University of Cambridge.
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In March 2020 Bhanu Kapil was awarded one of eight Windham-Campbell Literature Prizes.
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Bhanu Kapil has received the Cholmondeley Award from the Society of Authors.