Momtaza Mehri is a poet and researcher working across criticism, education, and radio. Currently, she is the Poet-in-Residence at Homerton College, University of Cambridge. She is a columnist for Tate Etc, the arts magazine published by the Tate network of galleries. Her debut poetry collection Bad Diaspora Poems recently won the 2023 Forward Prize for Best First Collection, as well as an Eric Gregory Prize and Somerset Maugham Award.