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Shanta Acharya
Shanta Acharya is the author of 12 books; her publications range from poetry, literary criticism, and fiction to finance. As the founder of Poetry in the House, she hosted a series of monthly poetry readings at Lauderdale House, Highgate, London, from 1996 to 2015. Acharya served twice on the board of trustees of The Poetry Society in the UK. Her latest poetry collections are What Survives Is the Singing (2020) and Imagine: New and Selected Poems (2017). Her website is www.shantaacharya.com