Katrina
Naomi
Katrina Naomi was born and raised in Margate, Kent and lives in Cornwall.
Her third full collection, Wild Persistence, will be published by Seren in June.
Katrina’s poetry has been published in The TLS, on Poems on the Underground and broadcast on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row. She was the first writer-in-residence at the Bronte Parsonage Museum.
She tutors for Arvon, the Poetry School and Ty Newydd, and runs Poetry Surgeries for the Poetry Society.
She holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Goldsmiths (her research is on violence in contemporary poetry).
Katrina performs her poetry internationally, most recently in Japan. In 2020, she will travel to Mexico to begin work on a new project.
Her poetry has been highly commended in the Forward Prizes and she has received commissions from the BBC, Imperial College and the Turner Contemporary.
Katrina recently received an award from the Royal Literary Fund.
News about Katrina’s 3rd collection, Wild Persistence
To be published by Seren in June 2020.
‘House As Tent’ From Wild Persistence
‘House as Tent’ poem from Katrina Naomi’s forthcoming Seren collection Wild Persistence published in Wild Court journal
Latest Blog Post:
‘Short & Sweet’ Poetry News
Here’s Katrina Naomi’s poetry news, with opportunities for writers
Upcoming Diary Event:
Reading at the Gurnard’s Head
On Sat 29 Feb, Katrina will be reading at the Gurnard’s Head pub near Zennor, 4-5.30 pm, with Angela Stoner.
Books
Typhoon etiquette
Typhoon etiquette (2019), a Japanese-themed collection, written during a six-week stay in Japan, working on an Arts Council/British Council-funded trip.
The Way the Crocodile Taught Me
Katrina Naomi’s The Way the Crocodile Taught Me (2016) is the second collection by this lively and popular poet.
The Girl with the Cactus Handshake
Her first full collection, The Girl with the Cactus Handshake, was shortlisted for the London New Poetry Award and received an Arts Council Award.
Hooligans
Hooligans, is Katrina’s 2015 pamphlet (Rack Press), and is inspired by the Suffragettes. It is Rack Press’s best-selling pamphlet.
Charlotte Bronte’s Corset
She was the first writer-in-residence at the Bronte Parsonage Museum, which resulted in the pamphlet Charlotte Bronte’s Corset (Bronte Society).
Lunch at the Elephant & Castle
She is a previous winner of the Templar Poetry Competition, with her pamphlet, Lunch at the Elephant & Castle (Templar Poetry).