Purvi Shah
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Purvi Shah | |
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 Purvi Shah with Ron Villanueva during a rally in Washington Square, New York, in December 2014 | |
| Occupation | writer and social justice activist |
| Genre | poetry |
| Notable works | Terrain Tracks Miracle Marks |
Purvi Shah is a writer and social justice activist, known for her work to enable language access and advocacy for immigrant survivors of violence.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]Shah is the author of three collections of poetry, Terrain Tracks (New Rivers Press, 2006), Dark Lip of the Beloved – Sound Your Fiery God-Praise (belladonna*, 2015), and Miracle Marks (Northwestern University Press, 2019).[4][5][6] Her debut collection, Terrain Tracks, won the Many Voices Project prize and was nominated for the Asian American Writers’ Workshop Members’ Choice Award in 2007.[7]
Of Miracle Marks, Seema Reza wrote for The Kenyon Review, "Shah traces the links of the chains that bound and continue to bind Indian women into submission and exclusion... Here the use of space is not only aesthetic, but political—the words spread like oil on water, the marks cannot be contained. The miracles compound and morph: woman in pursuit, woman as monster, woman as mark-maker and space-taker. And woman refusing: to offer herself as refuge, as sacrifice, as martyr."[8] She has consulted with the Center for Court Innovation and the Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence, and authored the 2017 report, "Seeding Generations: New Strategies Towards Services for People who Abuse."[9][10][11] During the 10th anniversary of 9/11, she directed Together We Are New York, a community-based poetry project to highlight Asian American voices.[12] In addition to journals and anthologies, her work is part of public art in Iowa libraries including at Grinnell College.[13][14]
Awards
[edit]Her honors include winning the inaugural SONY South Asian Excellence Award for Social Service in 2008 for her work to end violence against women.
Education
[edit]Shah earned her B.A. in Anthropology and Comparative Literature from the University of Michigan, where she won the Virginia Voss Poetry Writing Award, and earned her M.A. in American Literature from Rutgers University.[15][16]
References
[edit]- ^ Schwartz, John (4 July 2009). "Study Finds Gaps in Aid for Non-English Speakers in State Civil Courts". The New York Times.
- ^ "Asylum from Domestic Violence".
- ^ "Pakistani Rape Victim Comes to US to Speak Out for Women's Rights".
- ^ "Terrain Tracks – New Rivers Press". www.newriverspress.com. January 2006. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "Chaplets | B E L L A D O N N A *". www.belladonnaseries.org. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ Staff Writer. "Miracle Marks". nupress.northwestern.edu. Northwestern University Press. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Terrain Tracks | New Rivers Press". 2006-01-01. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "Poets on Poets: Celebrating New Collections (Part 2) « Kenyon Review Blog". The Kenyon Review. 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "Purvi Shah | Center for Court Innovation". www.courtinnovation.org. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "Seeding Generations: New Strategies Towards Services for People who Abuse | Center for Court Innovation". www.courtinnovation.org. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "First Lady Chirlane McCray Announces Groundbreaking City Initiative". The official website of the City of New York. 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "Together We Are NY". Kundiman. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "Burling Participates in a Public Art Installation Project".
- ^ ""Public Writing, Public Libraries"".
- ^ "NYC EVENT: Poetry Reading, Slide Show, and Book Signing with Purvi Shah, Apr 3, 2007 @ 12:30pm". Anil Kalhan. 2007-03-25. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "Purvi Shah, Asian American Studies — Hunter College". www.hunter.cuny.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-26.