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Imtiaz Dharker
Pakistani-born British poet, artist, and video film maker
Imtiaz Dharker OBE | |
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Dharker at the British Library 12 April 2011 | |
| In office 1 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Liam Donaldson |
| Born | (1954-01-31) 31 January 1954 (age 70) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouses | |
| Children | Ayesha |
| Occupation | Poet, artist |
| Known for | Poems such as 'the trick', 'speech balloon' as well as many other poems and books |
Imtiaz Dharker (born 31 January 1954) is a Pakistani-born British poet, artist, and video film maker.
She won the Queen's Gold Medal for her English poetry[1][2] and was appointed Chancellor of Newcastle University from January 2020.[3]
In 2019, she was considered for the position of Poet Laureate following the tenure of Dame Carol Ann Duffy, but withdrew herself from contention in order, as she stated, to maintain focus on her writing.
“I had to weigh the privacy I need to write