Bridget Minamore

Bridget Minamore (born 1991) is a British poet, essayist, journalist and critic. She is the author of the 2016 poetry collection Titanic, and her writing has appeared in such outlets as The Guardian, The Stage, i, The Fader, The White Review[1][2][3][4] and in anthologies including New Daughters of Africa (edited by Margaret Busby).[5]

Bridget Minamore
Born1991 (age 31–32)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity College London
Occupations
  • Poet
  • journalist
  • critic
Websitebridgetminamore.com

Biography

Bridget Minamore was born in London, England, in 1991, of Ghanaian parentage.[6][7] She has an English degree from University College London.[8]

She has read her poetry nationally and internationally and in 2013 was shortlisted to be London's inaugural Young Poet Laureate.[9][8]

In 2015, she was chosen as one of The Hospital Club's Emerging Creatives.[8] Minamore's debut pamphlet, entitled Titanic, was published in 2016,[10] described by LUX Magazine as "a collection of poems which hilariously and hauntingly dissect what it means to love another... writing with a spotless humour and style that tangos with your emotions."[11] In 2018, she co-founded the collective "Critics of Colour" with playwright Sabrina Mahfouz, with the aim of "making writing about theatre, dance, and/or opera more accessible".[12]

Minamore has written regularly for The Guardian, The Stage and other publications about pop culture, theatre, music, race and class.[13] She is a contributor to the 2019 anthologies New Daughters of Africa, edited by Margaret Busby,[14] and Smashing It: Working Class Artists on Life, Art, and Making It Happen, edited by Sabrina Mahfouz.[15]

References
  1. "Bridget Minamore". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. "Bridget Minammore". The Fader. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  3. "Bridget Minamore". The Stage. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  4. "Bridget Minamore". The White Review. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  5. "Margaret Busby Presents: New Daughters of Africa | Part of Get Up, Stand Up Now". Somerset House. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  6. Minamore, Bridget (5 August 2016). "To those stuck behind protests: black lives matter more than your holiday". i. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  7. Minamore, Bridget (18 May 2015). "Unhappy With The Election Results? Leaving The Country Won't Fix Anything". Grazia. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  8. Gulbinovic, Julija (15 April 2019). "Audre Lorde: Sister Outsider - Bridget Minamore". Poet in the City. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  9. "Introducing the six candidates for London's first Young Poet Laureate". A New Direction. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  10. "Titanic - Bridget Minamore". Out-Spoken. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  11. Williams, Rhiannon. "Poetry Muse: Bridget Minamore's red hot verse and Brainchild festival". LUX. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  12. "bio". Bridget Minamore. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  13. "The Ridiculous Darkness: In Conversation with Bridget Minamore". Gate Theatre. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  14. Delgado, Anjanette (2019). "New Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Writing by Women of African Descent". New York Journal of Books. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  15. "Smashing It". Saqi Books. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
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