Clare Pollard has published five collections of poetry with Bloodaxe, most recently Incarnation (2017); and a pamphlet, The Lives of the Female Poets (Bad Betty Press, 2019). Her play The Weather (2004, Faber) premiered at the Royal Court Theatre. Her poem “Pollen” has been nominated for the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem 2022. Her latest book is a novel, Delphi (Fig Tree, UK/Avid Reader, US, 2022).  Clare Pollard appears at Kaavya Dhaara: The HLF Poetry Festival with the support of the International Literature Showcase Collaboration Fund. The International Literature Showcase is a partnership between the National Centre for Writing and the British Council. (Online live).

Year: 2022