Safiya Sinclair
JamaicanMemoirPoetryb. 1984
Safiya Sinclair is a Jamaican poet and memoirist born and raised in Montego Bay, Jamaica. She is known for her debut poetry collection, Cannibal, and her memoir, How to Say Babylon, which chronicles her upbringing in a strict Rastafarian household and her journey to find her own voice. She is currently an associate professor of creative writing at Arizona State University.
Awards
['Whiting Award (2016)', 'OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature (2017)', "American Academy of Arts and Letters' Metcalf Award (2017)", 'National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography (2024)', 'Guggenheim Fellowship (2024)']
Notable Works
['Cannibal', 'How to Say Babylon: A Memoir']
