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Vahni Anthony Ezekiel Capildeo (born Surya Vahni Priya Capildeo, 1973) is a Trinidad and Tobago-born British writer, and a member of the extended Capildeo family that has produced notable Trinidadian politicians and writers (including V. S. Naipaul, a cousin of Capildeo's, and Neil Bissoondath).
Trinidadian-British poet Vahni Capildeo was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad. They earned a PhD at Oxford University, where they were a Rhodes Scholar studying translation theory and Old Norse. They completed a research fellowship at Girton College, Cambridge University.
Capildeo’s first book, No Traveller Returns, and their most recent book, Measures of Expatriation, explore the historical, cultural, linguistic, and social conditions of processes of travel and translation. In ‘Fives Measures of Expatriation’ (MoE), Capildeo writes: ‘Language is my home. It is alive other than in speech.
Vahni Capildeo is a Trinidadian Scottish writer inspired by other voices, ranging from live Caribbean connexions and an Indian diaspora background to the landscapes where Capildeo travels and lives. Their poetry (seven books and four pamphlets) includes Measures of Expatriation, awarded the Forward Prize for Best Collection in 2016.
Vahni Capildeo is among the most respected and loved poets writing in the UK today. Opening any of their many volumes will demonstrate why, but no single collection shows the huge breadth of their range – for Capildeo’s reputation is based on ceaseless innovation and exploration.
Trinidadian-Scottish poet and prose writer Anthony Vahni Capildeo was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad. They are a member of the prominent Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian Capildeo family of writers, politicians, and intellectuals, which includes Capildeo’s cousin V. S. Naipaul.
The Department of English and Related Literature is delighted to host Vahni Capildeo as our Writer in Residence. Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Vahni earned their DPhil in Old Norse literature and translation theory as a Rhodes Scholar at Christ Church, University of Oxford.
