Nawal Naffaa'
(Israel, 1970)
Writer and artist Nawal Naffaa' was born in the northern Israeli village of Beit … |
Kiyoko Nagase
(Japan, 1906–1995)
Kiyoko Nagase was born in 1906 and died in 1995 on her 89th birthday. She published her … |
Daljit Nagra
(United Kingdom, 1966)
Born in 1966, to Indian immigrant parents, Daljit Nagra was raised in London, and … |
Kishwar Naheed
(India, 1940)
Kishwar Naheed is an Urdu poet from Pakistan known primarily as a pioneering feminist … |
Rukmini Bhaya Nair
(India, 1952)
Rukmini Bhaya Nair is a Delhi-based poet and professor of linguistics and English at … |
Karthika Nair
(India, 1972)
Karthika Nair published her first book of poems, Bearings, in 2009. Her other … |
Gasham Najafzadeh
(Azerbaijan, 1959)
Gasham Najafzadeh was born in 1959 in Imishli in Azerbaijan. Hij studied literature en … |
Hassan Najmi
(Morocco, 1959)
Najmi’s early poetry, especially his first book Lavender’s Pricedom, represented … |
Toshio Nakae
(Japan, 1933)
“He is a poet, first and foremost, ahead of any personal experiences”— Shuntaro … |
Suniti Namjoshi
(India, 1941)
Born in Mumbai in 1941, Suniti Namjoshi is an important writer in contemporary Indian … |
Prathibha Nandakumar
(India, 1955)
Prathibha Nandakumar is a Bangalore-based poet, short story writer and playwright. She … |
Fatima Naoot
(Egypt, 1964)
Fatima Naoot, in full Fatima Sayyid Muhammad Hasan Naoot, was born in Cairo, 18 … |
Jiban Narah
(India, 1970)
Jiban Narah (born 1970) is the author of six books of poetry in Assamese. Considered a … |
Jit Narain
(Surinam, 1948)
Jit Narain has described his own poetry as follows: ‘With both feet in the mud of the … |
Kunwar Narain
(India, 1927)
Born in 1927, Kunwar Narain has been a stalwart presence in the field of Hindi poetry … |
Luís Miguel Nava
(Portugal, 1957–1995)
Luís Miguel Nava, who published the bulk of his work in the 1980s, was perhaps the … |
Ndebele Praise Poetry
(Zimbabwe)
Ndebele Praise poetry (Izibongo Zamakhosi) is poetry that developed as a way of … |
Eventhough Ndlovu
(Zimbabwe, 1981)
Eventhough Ndlovu is an MA student at the University of Zimbabwe, and a Graduate … |
Viktor Neborak
(Ukraine, 1961)
Viktor Neborak, a tall imposing figure with a booming voice that makes a microphone … |
Gert Vlok Nel
(South Africa, 1963)
The South African poet/singer Gert Vlok Nel (Beaufort-Wes, 1963) is an odd man out in … |
Giampiero Neri
(Italy, 1927)
Giampiero Neri (the pseudonym of Giampietro Pontiggia) was born in Erba, in the … |
Pablo Neruda
(Chile, 1904–1973)
Not many poets are able to garner so much fame that they are remembered worldwide long … |
Robin Ngangom
(India, 1959)
Robin Ngangom (born in Imphal, Manipur) is a bilingual poet who writes in English and … |
Nguyễn Tiên Hoàng
(Vietnam)
Nguyễn Tiên Hoàng noted in an interview for this issue of PIW, “it is hard to … |
Caitríona Ní Chléirchín
(Ireland, 1978)
Caitríona Ní Chléirchín won first prize in the 2010 Oireachtas competition for new … |
Nuala Ní Chonchúir
(Ireland, 1970)
Ní Chonchúir is one of a younger generation of Irish poets who look more to Europe for … |
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin
(Ireland, 1942)
Ní Chuilleanáin was born in Cork in 1942, educated there and at Oxford before … |
Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill
(United Kingdom, 1952)
Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill was born in Lancashire, England in 1952 to Irish physicians, and … |
Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh
(Ireland, 1984)
Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh was born in Co. Kerry, in the southwest of Ireland, in … |
O. Nimigean
(Romania, 1962)
O. Nimigean was born on 19 July 1962. He graduated from the Alexandru I. Cuza … |
Jameela Nishat
(India, 1958)
Born in 1955, Hyderabad-based feminist and poet Jameela Nishat is a significant … |
Mostafa Nissabouri
(Morocco, 1943)
Born in Casablanca, Morocco in 1943. Poet and art critic. In 1964 he and Mohammed … |
Dion Nkomo
(Zimbabwe, 1980)
Dion Nkomo is a Ndebele language researcher at the African Languages Research Institute … |
Leonard Nolens
(Belgium, 1947)
Leonard Nolens is a monumental figure in Flemish poetry. His poetry forms one of the … |
Kiwao Nomura
(Japan, 1951)
Kiwao Nomura (Saitama, 1951) is one of the undisputed driving forces behind … |
Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih
(India, 1964)
Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih lives in Shillong in the Northeast Indian state of Meghalaya. … |
Cees Nooteboom
(The Netherlands, 1933)
Cees Nooteboom has won international renown as an author of novels, novellas and travel … |
Henrik Nordbrandt
(Denmark, 1945)
Henrik Nordbrandt was born in Frederiksberg, a Copenhagen suburb, in 1945. He studied … |
Marilyn Noronha
(India, 1952)
Marilyn Noronha (born 1952) is the author of a book of poems entitled Different … |
Alice Notley
(USA, 1945)
Alice Notley is one of America’s greatest living poets. She has long written in … |
Freedom T.V. Nyamubaya
(Zimbabwe, 1960–2015)
Freedom Nyamubaya was a rural development, gender and peace activist, farmer, dancer … |