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The Wrong Person to Ask

The Wrong Person to Ask is Marjorie Lotfi's debut collection, shaped by a childhood uprooted by the Iranian Revolution and a life lived since across America, England and Scotland. Winner of the 2024 Forward Prize for Best First Collection, it has been praised by critics as a quiet, precise meditation on exile, memory, and what it means to call somewhere home. Marjorie's poems have been read on BBC Radio 4 and featured on Poems on the Underground in London. She now lives between Edinburgh and Galloway, where she also mentors poets and leads writing retreats.

The Wrong Person to Ask

The Wrong Person to Ask

Winner of the 2024 Forward Prize for Best First Collection

Shortlisted for the 2024 Saltire Prize for Best Poetry Book of the Year

Poetry Book Society Special Commendation

Winner James Berry Poetry Prize 2021

In the press

In The Press

‘Lotfi’s poetry is deceptively simple: clear eyed in its choice of imagery, but always beautifully constructed […] This is an impressive debut, spanning years, countries and homelands, all expertly woven together.’

Kym Deyn

Magma

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