Don't Mention This to Anyone

Inspired by the rediscovery of an Urdu phrasebook, Ransford takes the reader on a journey to explore the differences between "then" and "now", linking the reader to a world now lost to most. These poems question what it is to be both British and Indian, drawing on the author's memories and experiences to celebrate and uncover an "Indian" self. This collection of poems reveals the influences that have been formative over four decades of Tessa Ransford's writings.

Tessa Ransford TESSA RANSFORD was born in India and first learnt Urdu when she went to live in what was West Pakistan in 1960. She spent eight years working in Pakistan and had three children during her time there. In 1984 she founded the Scottish Poetry Library and she lived in Edinburgh for many years.