Moniza Alvi
Author of Europa
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- Canonical name
- Alvi, Moniza
- Legal name
- Alvi, Moniza
- Birthdate
- 1954-02-02
- Gender
- female
- Education
- University of York (UK)
University of London - Occupations
- poet
teacher - Awards and honors
- Cholmondeley Award (2002)
- Short biography
- Moniza Alvi was born in Lahore, Pakistan. She was the daughter of a Pakistani father and an English mother. Her father moved to Hatfield, Hertfordshire in England when she was a few months old. She did not revisit Pakistan until after the publication of her first book of poems - The Country over my Shoulder. She worked for several years as a high school teacher, but is now a freelance writer and tutor for the Open College of the Arts, living in London. She and her husband, Robert, have a daughter named Alice.
- Nationality
- Pakistan (birth)
UK - Birthplace
- Lahore, Pakistan
- Places of residence
- London, England, UK
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Norfolk, England, UK - Associated Place (for map)
- England, UK
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Beautiful poetry from Moniza Alvi.
Some poems were very intense and deep. The words absolutely portrayed the world of Fairoz a teenager, her love and her heartbreak along with her family conditions.
Some poems were very intense and deep. The words absolutely portrayed the world of Fairoz a teenager, her love and her heartbreak along with her family conditions.
This is a thought-provoking, rather dark collection of poems. My favorites were "Mermaid" and "The Trees Outside My Window."
Rosemary Tonks - I didn't like her poems. Maybe I simply didn't get them, but I had this feeling, that she was a spoiled, bored woman, sitting in a cafe and whining about her priviledged, perfect life. I really wanted to shake her and tell her to find something to do and stop complaining!
Ruth Padel - not for me. I didn't get these poems at all, they left me quite cold. I did enjoy the idea of "Darwin", but the poems - not so much.
Jo Shapcott - I quite liked these poems, although I found them show more very disturbing and much too sensual and wet for my taste. It was a bit like watching frogs having sex in a tank, that's how they made me feel. I think the author said too much, went too deep, too personal for me.
Moniza Alvi - I enjoyed one ot two poems, but generally they were not for me. She kept telling about differences, not the similarities between countries and cultures and I didn't like it. Still, there were some very beautiful poems, my favourite one was "The Bees".
Gwyneth Lewis - wonderful, I loved her poems - so funny and moving, so charming and clever, I truly adored them all. Five stars.
Jackie Kay - I loved the poems, they seemed really raw and honest, a bit too brutal for my taste, but deeply moving and wonderful.
Lavinia Greenlaw - I found these poems very strange and I don't think I understood them at all. I can't even say whether I liked them or not, they were so difficult to get for me.
Alice Oswald - I simply love this author, these poems were so strong and fascinating. I have never read anything like "Memorial" before, it was an unforgettable experience for me. I fell in love with this poem. Five stars. show less
Ruth Padel - not for me. I didn't get these poems at all, they left me quite cold. I did enjoy the idea of "Darwin", but the poems - not so much.
Jo Shapcott - I quite liked these poems, although I found them show more very disturbing and much too sensual and wet for my taste. It was a bit like watching frogs having sex in a tank, that's how they made me feel. I think the author said too much, went too deep, too personal for me.
Moniza Alvi - I enjoyed one ot two poems, but generally they were not for me. She kept telling about differences, not the similarities between countries and cultures and I didn't like it. Still, there were some very beautiful poems, my favourite one was "The Bees".
Gwyneth Lewis - wonderful, I loved her poems - so funny and moving, so charming and clever, I truly adored them all. Five stars.
Jackie Kay - I loved the poems, they seemed really raw and honest, a bit too brutal for my taste, but deeply moving and wonderful.
Lavinia Greenlaw - I found these poems very strange and I don't think I understood them at all. I can't even say whether I liked them or not, they were so difficult to get for me.
Alice Oswald - I simply love this author, these poems were so strong and fascinating. I have never read anything like "Memorial" before, it was an unforgettable experience for me. I fell in love with this poem. Five stars. show less
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- Rating
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