Imtiaz Dharker is a poet, artist and video film maker, awarded the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry in 2014, Chancellor of Newcastle University. Her seven collections, all published by Bloodaxe Books, include Over the Moon and the latest, Shadow Reader. Her poems have featured widely on BBC radio, television, the London Underground, Glasgow billboards and Mumbai buses. She has had eleven solo exhibitions of drawings and also scripts and directs video films, many of them for non-government organisations working in the area of shelter, education and health for women and children in India.

Imtiaz Dharker's visit is part of a Ware Poets collaboration with Presdales and Chauncy Schools. This project is part-funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and we are very grateful for the support of East Herts District Council and Ware Town Council.

Please note that we expect this event to be packed, so will be using the bigger upstairs Function Room at Southern Maltings rather than our usual space. Entrance is through the main door at the front of the building and there is a lift for easy access.

Photo of Imtiaz Dharker © Ayesha Dharker