Omotara James is the author of the chapbook, “Daughter Tongue,” selected by African Poetry Book Fund, in collaboration with Akashic Books, for the 2018 New Generation African Poets Box Set. Born in Britain, she is the daughter of Nigerian and Trinidadian immigrants. Recipient of the 2019 92Y / Discovery Poetry Prize, her poetry has appeared in The Paris Review, The Academy of American Poets, Literary Hub and elsewhere. She holds an MFA in Poetry from New York University and edits poetry for American Chordata.