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Read the opening extract of the brand new Philippa Gregory book before its publication on 24/05/2012
Daljit Nagra
Daljit Nagra was born and raised in West London, then Sheffield, and currently lives in Willesden where he works in a secondary school. 'Look We Have Coming to Dover!' won the Forward Prize for Best Individual Poem 2004.
Featured Books, with extracts, by Daljit Nagra
Look We Have Coming To Dover! Daljit Nagra
Shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award 2007.Costa Book Awards 2007 Judges' comment: "Verbally inventive, dazzling in its scope." Format: Paperback - Released: 06/09/2007
Tippoo Sultan's Incredible White-man Eating Tiger-toy Machine!!! Daljit Nagra
Shortlisted for the T S Eliot Prize for Poetry 2011.
Look We Have Coming to Dover!, the remarkable debut by Daljit Nagra, marked the arrival of a thrilling new voice in poetry and won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection... Format: Hardback - Released: 18/08/2011