birth_place nationality notableworks period article_title name occupation
kolkata , india canadian '' '' language is not the only thing that breaks 2000s-present proma tagore
 proma tagore poet , editor
proma tagore

proma tagore is a canadian poet and editor , who was awarded an honour of distinction from the dayne ogilvie prize for lgbt writers in 2014 .
born in kolkata , india , tagore emigrated to canada with her family at the age of four .
she resides in victoria and vancouver , british columbia .
she has published a poetry collection , `` language is not the only thing that breaks '' , and a non-fiction work of literary analysis , `` the shapes of silence : writing by women of colour and the politics of testimony '' .
she was also editor of `` in our own voices : learning and teaching toward decolonisation '' , an anthology of essays by students and educators on the subject of racial discrimination and decolonization .
