Carole Satyamurti


Carole Satyamurti was a British poet, sociologist, and translator.

Personal life

Satyamurti grew up in Kent, and lived in North America, Singapore and Uganda. She lived in London until her death on 13 August 2019, aged 80.

Career

She taught at the University of East London and at the Tavistock Clinic, where her main interest was relating psychoanalytic ideas to the stories people tell about themselves, whether in formal autobiography or everyday encounters.
She was a writer in residence at the University of Sussex and the College of Charleston. She taught for the Arvon Foundation and for the Poetry School. She was vice-president of Ver Poets. She ran poetry programs in Venice, Corfu and the National Gallery, with Gregory Warren Wilson.

Awards

Satyamurti won many awards including:
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