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An Alfoxden Journal PURCHASE A COPY FROM HAZEL PRESS 20 pagesPublished: 2023Publisher: Hazel Press Hazel Press have published An Alfoxden Journal with four new poems from Katrina Naomi and prose from Sara Hudston. Katrina says: ‘I love that I get to channel my inner Dorothy (Wordsworth).’ The chapbook was inspired by a 3-day residency at

Same But Different Winner of the 2022 Saboteur Award for Best Collaboration SOLD OUT ISBN: 978183808164520 PoemsBy Helen Mort & Katrina NaomiPublishing Date: September 30, 2021Publisher: Hazel Press From the publisher: Ted Hughes once wrote: ‘Poetry is a universal language in which we can all hope to meet’. Through a time of separation, isolation and uncertainty, during the UK

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Typhoon Etiquette PURCHASE A COPY DIRECT FROM KATRINA HERE 32 pages • 19 poemsPublished: April 18, 2019Publisher: Verve Poetry PressISBN: 978 1 912565 20 7 A Japanese-themed collection, written during a six-week stay in Japan, working on an Arts Council/British Council-funded trip. Katrina Naomi depicts Japanese traditions and customs with great enthusiasm and some puzzlement.

Hooligans PURCHASE A COPY DIRECT FROM KATRINA HERE 12 pagesPublished: February 4, 2010Publisher: Rack Press ISBN-10: 0992765471ISBN-13: 978-0992765477 Katrina Naomi wrote Hooligans after learning that her great-grandmother was involved with the Women’s Social and Political Union – one of the more militant Suffragette movements.Hooligans considers the nature of women’s protests for the vote, ranging from violent demonstrations and

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Charlotte Brontë’s Corset OUT OF PRINT 32 pagesPublished: January 20, 2010Publisher: Brontë SocietyISBN: 978-1-903007-12-9 Katrina Naomi’s latest pamphlet Charlotte Brontë’s Corset follows her writer’s residency at the Brontë Parsonage Museum (from 2009-10) and is published by the Brontë Society. “Charlotte Brontë’s Corset is not just about the Brontës, or even the museum. In this creative setting, Katrina