Sasha Dugdale

Sasha Dugdale

Sasha Dugdale is a poet and a translator of poetry and drama.

She has published three collections of poetry with Carcanet, the most recent is Red House (2011) and in 2016 she won the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem for her long poem Joy.

Her translations of Russian new writing have been staged by BBC Radio, the Royal Court, RSC and many other theatres. Her translations of the poet Elena Shvarts were shortlisted for the Popescu and Rossica Prizes.

She is editor of Modern Poetry in Translation.