Wild Persistence

Katrina NaomiâEUR(TM)s poetry collection, Wild Persistence, written after a move from London to Cornwall, considers distance and closeness, and questions how to live. She dissects âEUR¿dualismâEUR(TM) and arrival, sex and dance, a trip to Japan. There is a strong section of poems about the aftermath of an attempted rape. Her voice is convincing and contemporary.

About the author

Katrina Naomi received an Authors' Foundation award from the Society of Authors for her new collection, Wild Persistence (Seren, 2020). Katrina has also published four pamphlets of poetry, including the Japan-themed Typhoon Etiquette (Verve Poetry Press, 2019). Her poetry has appeared on Radio 4's Front Row and Poetry Please, BBC TV's Spotlight and is forthcoming on Poems on the Underground. Katrina was the first poet-in-residence at the Parsonage Bronte Museum and was highly commended in the Forward Prizes 2017, she has a PhD in Creative Writing from Goldsmiths, and tutors for Arvon, Ty Newydd, and the Poetry School.

Product details

• Authors: Katrina Naomi
• Publisher: Poetry Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2020
• EAN: 9781781725818
• ISBN: 978-1-78172-581-8
• No. of pages: 72
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 138 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 108 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies