Born and brought up in Kerala, South India, Usha Kishore is a British poet and translator, resident on the Isle of Man. A former English teacher in the British Secondary Sector,  Usha was educated at the University of Kerala (India), Sheffield Hallam University, Canterbury Christ Church University and Edinburgh Napier University. 

Usha’s poetry is internationally published and translated into German, Spanish, Gujurati, Manx Gaelic and Turkish.  Her work has won prizes in UK competitions and has been part of national and international projects. Usha’s poetry is featured in the British Primary and Secondary and Indian Middle School and Undergraduate syllabi.

Usha is the author of 3 collections of poetry and  a book of translation from the Sanskrit, the most recent being Immigrant (Eyewear Publishing, London, 2018). She has read at the House of Lords, The Nehru Centre (Indian High Commission), London and at the Manx LitFest, and on Manx Radio and Near FM Dublin, among others. Usha recently completed her PhD in  Postcolonial Poetry from Edinburgh Napier University. She was featured by Writers Mosaic (Royal Literary Fund) in 2024.