Katrina Naomi On The Poets Who Inspire Her
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Katrina to read at the Leach Pottery
Katrina will be reading at the Leach Pottery on 2 November. This follows her residency at the pottery, when she wrote a notebook-full of poems inspired by the Leach Pottery and by learning to throw on the wheel. Katrina will be sharing her clay-smeared poems at Feast & Flames event on 2 November at the …
Readings, workshops & events
Here is an updated list of Katrina’s readings, workshops & events: 14 -19 May – Starting to Write course at Arvon’s Lumb Bank, Yorkshire, https://www.arvon.org/course/starting-to-write-with-the-brontes/ tutoring with novelist Tiffany Murray 018/ 9 June – When I Was at My Most Beautiful – Japanese poetry workshop at the Poetry School in London https://poetryschool.com/courses/when-i-was-at-my-most-beautiful/ 26 June – Penzance Poetry Parlour, …
3 March reading in Penzance
Katrina will be reading on 3 March in Penzance with Angie Stoner. The event will be at Morrab Library and is part of the library’s 200th birthday celebrations. Doors open at 10 am, the readings are at 10.30. Entry is free but donations for Morrab Library will be welcome. For details of Katrina’s other events, please …
Calendar of events
1 March – Japanese poetry workshop at Leach Pottery, St Ives SOLD OUT **now POSTPONED due to snow and travel disruptions, will announce a new date shortly** https://www.leachpottery.com/courses/poetry-workshop 3 March – Reading with Angie Stoner at Morrab Library, Penzance. Doors open 10 am, readings at 10.30 plus Q & A. Donations for Morrab Library welcomed. Part …
September events
Katrina is running various events in September and beyond: 13 September – hosting Penzance Poetry Parlour with Penelope Shuttle and Greta Stoddart https://www.katrinanaomi.co.uk/penzance-poetry-parlour-september/ 20 September – Poetry from Art workshop at Penlee House Gallery, Penzance, 1.30-4 pm, for National Poetry Day. For further information and to book, phone Penlee on 01736 363625 23 September – …
Japan
Katrina will be travelling to Japan for most of October and November after being awarded a grant from the Artists’ International Development Fund. Katrina will be working on her third collection. She will also be walking in the footsteps of the Japanese poet Matsuo Basho, writing every day, on a trail from Tokyo to Kyoto, then …
Penzance Poetry Parlour
Penzance Poetry Parlour, an occasional reading series with invited poets, opens on Monday 5 June. Katrina has booked top poets Jo Bell (left) and Tania Hershman (below) for the first Penzance Poetry Parlour on Mon 5 June. Doors open at 7.30 pm, Jo and Tania’s reading starts at 8 pm, followed by an informal Q&A. …