M. NourbeSe Philip

M. NourbeSe Philip is an unembedded poet, essayist, novelist, playwright, and former lawyer who lives in the space-time of the city of Toronto. She is a Guggenheim Fellow (USA) and the recipient of many awards including the Casa de las Americas prize (Cuba). Among her best-known published works are She Tries Her Tongue; Her Silence Softly Breaks, Looking for Livingstone: An Odyssey of Silence, and Harriet’s Daughter, a young adult novel. Philip’s last work of poetry, Zong!, is a genre-breaking poem, which engages with the law, history, and memory as they relate to the transatlantic slave trade. BlanK, a collection of essays, is her most recent work. Her play, Coups and Calypsos, was produced in London and Toronto. Recordings of her work can be found at the online companion to Zong!, PennSound, and elsewhere.
 
Philip also wrote a commentary series for Jacket2 in 2020:
"Covidian catastrophes: deep, dark places of light"  
 
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