Momtaza Mehri

Momtaza Mehri is a Somali-British poet and essayist.[1][2] In 2017, she received the Outspoken Page Poetry Prize (2017) and in 2018, was named the Young People’s Laureate of London.

Momtaza Mehri
Mehri in 2019
NationalitySomali-British
Notable workDoing the Most with the Least'
StylePoet
AwardsOut-Spoken Page Poetry Prize

Biography

Momtaza Mehri grew up in the Middle East.[3] She is currently based in Kilburn, north-west London,[1] where, aside from her progressing poetry career, she is both a volunteer and a trainee biomedical scientist.[3] She began writing poetry for publication in 2014.[1]

Mehri's career began to gain media attention in 2016–2017 when she was featured in DAZED,[4] BuzzFeed,[3] BBC Radio 4,[5] Poetry Society of America;[6] Mask Magazine,[7] SAND Journal,[8] and Frontier Poetry.[9] This was swiftly followed by her winning the Outspoken Page Poetry Prize (2017) and third prize in the National Poetry Competition (2018).[2] Mehri also edits Diaspora Drama and was named the Young People’s Laureate of London in 2018.[2][10]

References
  1. Flood, Alison (16 April 2018). "Somali-British poet Momtaza Mehri named young people's laureate for London". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  2. "MOMTAZA MEHRI". www.africanpoetryprize.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  3. Gani, Aisha (5 June 2016). "5 Somali-British Poets You Need To Know About". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  4. DeWolf, Anna (1 September 2016). "The new generation of poets mastering DIY culture". Dazed. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  5. "BBC Radio 4 - Pick a Sky and Name It". BBC. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  6. "Momtaza Mehri – The Poetry Society: Poems". poems.poetrysociety.org.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  7. "Momtaza Mehri". Mask Magazine. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  8. "Issue 15". SAND Journal. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  9. "Poetry: Two Poems by Momtaza Mehri | Frontier Poetry - A Platform For Emerging Poetry". Frontier Poetry. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  10. Eyre, Charlotte (22 April 2018). "Momtaza Mehri picked as Young People's Laureate | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 24 October 2018.


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