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Trinidadian poet Vahni Capildeo wins 2016 Forward prize for poetry

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University of Glasgow professor takes £15,000 prize for Measures of Expatriation – the third Caribbean poet in a row to win the award

Trinidadian poet Vahni Capildeo has won the 2016 Forward prize for best poetry collection, making it three years in a row that a Caribbean poet has won one of the most prestigious poetry awards in the UK and Ireland.

Related: Measures of Expatriation by Vahni Capildeo review – ‘language is my home’

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