Shivanee Ramlochan is a poet, literary critic and essayist. Her first book of poetry "Everyone Knows I’m a Haunting" was shortlisted for the Forward Prize. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💚" title="Green heart" aria-label="Emoji: Green heart">

Her poetry does not hold back. Deep Indo-Caribbean cultural landscapes, addressing issues of sexual violence and celebrating everyday women and gods. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌿" title="Herb" aria-label="Emoji: Herb">

How do we write without fear? When we stop apologizing, what becomes of our writing? Our bodies. Our sexuality. Our lovers and love.

Low-key Shivanee reads so many books, I don’t talk any literature with her because she the smartest person in the room https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Loudly crying face" aria-label="Emoji: Loudly crying face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Loudly crying face" aria-label="Emoji: Loudly crying face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy" aria-label="Emoji: Face with tears of joy">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy" aria-label="Emoji: Face with tears of joy"> I too dunce for she bai

She once wrote, « if you must cry for a man, do it dancing on his skull »https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Fire" aria-label="Emoji: Fire">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Fire" aria-label="Emoji: Fire">

I look up to her because that is the standard of poetry I want to be giving out here in these streets https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏🏿" title="Folded hands (dark skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands (dark skin tone)">