Tariq Latif has three full collections and one pamphlet, all published by Arc: Smithereens (2015), shortlisted for the Callum McDonald Memorial Prize; The Punjabi Weddings (2007); The Minister’s Garden (1996) and Skimming the Soul (1991). He is currently looking to place his fourth collection with a publisher. Tariq lives and writes in Fife, in Scotland.
Tariq Latif
In conversation
Tariq Latif: 'It's best to keep the dirty business of politics' out of my poetry. '
In conversation with Bashabi Fraser
25th June 2025
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Close Up
A message from the glens
Tariq Latif reflects on how nature is ingrained in his spiritual fabric.
25th June 2025
Original Series
Price of emigration
An evocative poem on aspiration, identity and discrimination for those with Indian roots living in the UK.
7th July 2021
Tariq Latif
Tariq Latif is a poet based in Scotland.