Poet and Writer
Safiya Sinclair was born and raised in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
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New York Times Audiobook of the Week: Safiya Sinclair’s Rhythmic Incantations
New York Times Audiobook of the Week: Safiya Sinclair’s Rhythmic Incantations
Time Magazine Essay: Why I Finally Cut My Dreadlocks
Time Magazine Essay: Why I Finally Cut My Dreadlocks
In this personal essay, Safiya Sinclair explores how she let go of her Rastafarian roots and found herself.
The Atlantic Review by Hannah Giorgis: A Poet Reckons With Her Past
The Atlantic Review by Hannah Giorgis: A Poet Reckons With Her Past
Guardian Review of HOW TO SAY BABYLON
Guardian Review of HOW TO SAY BABYLON
The Observer Interview: ‘As a girl I felt small within Rastafari’
The Observer Interview: ‘As a girl I felt small within Rastafari’
The Jamaican poet on her new memoir chronicling life with an authoritarian father, reconfiguring the postcard image of her homeland and her love of Marvel comic books
Washington Post Review of HOW TO SAY BABYLON
Washington Post Review of HOW TO SAY BABYLON
Vogue Interview with Nicole Dennis-Ben
Vogue Interview with Nicole Dennis-Ben
The author speaks with fellow Jamaican writer Nicole Dennis-Benn about her new work. "In Jamaica," Sinclair says, "we have this idea of 'Keep your family secrets to yourself' and also 'Keep your nation’s secrets to yourself.'"
Fresh Air with Terry Gross Interview
Fresh Air with Terry Gross Interview
A New Excerpt of HOW TO SAY BABYLON in The Guardian
A New Excerpt of HOW TO SAY BABYLON in The Guardian
New York Times Book Review of HOW TO SAY BABYLON
New York Times Book Review of HOW TO SAY BABYLON
In “How to Say Babylon,” Safiya Sinclair recalls her ascetic Jamaican upbringing and the literature that opened up her world.
Get the Audiobook of HOW TO SAY BABYLON
Get the Audiobook of HOW TO SAY BABYLON
Order HOW TO SAY BABYLON (US Edition)
Order HOW TO SAY BABYLON (US Edition)
New poem: "Planet Dread"
New poem: "Planet Dread"
Poem-a-Day is the original and only daily digital poetry series featuring over 250 new, previousl
Los Angeles Times Profile
Los Angeles Times Profile
Read an Exclusive Excerpt of HOW TO SAY BABYLON in The New Yorker
Read an Exclusive Excerpt of HOW TO SAY BABYLON in The New Yorker
Order HOW TO SAY BABYLON (UK Edition)
Order HOW TO SAY BABYLON (UK Edition)
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Safiya Sinclair writes strange, mythological, gorgeously elaborate lyric poems, with a diction that is both arcane and contemporary.
Lit Hub Cover Reveal Article on HOW TO SAY BABYLON
Lit Hub Cover Reveal Article on HOW TO SAY BABYLON
Lit Hub is pleased to share the cover for Safiya Sinclair’s forthcoming memoir, How to Say Babylon, which Simon and Schuster will publish this summer. Sinclair is the author of the poetry col…
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