Naomi Foyle (born 22 February 1967) is a British-Canadian poet, novelist, essayist, editor, translator and activist. For her poetry and essays about Ukraine, she was awarded the 2014 Hryhorii Skovoroda Prize.[1]

Naomi Foyle
Native name
Naomi Foyle
Born (1967-02-22) 22 February 1967 (age 57)
London, United Kingdom
Occupationpoet, novelist, essayist, editor, translator, activist
NationalityBritish
GenreBritish literature
Website
www.naomifoyle.com

Life and career

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Her book, Seoul Survivors, was praised by the The Guardian.[2] Library Journal recommended the series Astra "for Hunger Games fans of all ages".[3]

In 2021, Foyle disclosed on her blog that she had been diagnosed with autism the previous year at the age of 53.[4]

Selected publications

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Prose

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  • Seoul Survivors Jo Fletcher Books, 2013, ISBN 978-1-78087-600-9
  • Astra: Book One of the Gaia Chronicles Jo Fletcher Books, 2014. ISBN 978-1-78087-636-8
  • Rook Song: Book Two of the Gaia Chronicles Jo Fletcher Books, 2015. ISBN 978-1-78206-921-8
  • The Blood of the Hoopoe: Book Three of the Gaia Chronicles Jo Fletcher Books, 2016. ISBN 978-1-78206-924-9
  • Stained Light: Book Four of the Gaia Chronicles Jo Fletcher Books, 2018. ISBN 978-1-78206-927-0

Poetry collections

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Poetry pamphlets

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  • Curdled Cream: A Collection of Snarls. Kinkos, Toronto. 1990.
  • Febrifuge treeplantsink press, 1996
  • Citas Impossibles/Impossible Engagements, 1997
  • Forgive the Rain: more exceptionally useless poems Back Pack Press, 1997 [2nd Ed. 1999]
  • Songs from the Blood Shed Window Grate Press, 1996 [2nd ed 2000]
  • Aphrodite's Answering Machine: Erotic Vignettes Urban Pillow, 2002
  • Red Hot & Bothered Lansdowne Press, 2003
  • Canada Echo Room Press, 2004
  • Grace of the Gamblers: A Chantilly Chantey Waterloo Press, 2010 ISBN 978-1-906742-17-1
  • No Enemy but Time Waterloo Press, 2017

Edited anthologies & collections (with introductions)

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  • Mairtin Crawford: Selected Poems. Lagan Press, 2005
  • A Blade of Grass: New Palestinian Poetry (Smokestack Books, 2017) ISBN 978-0-9957675-3-9

Co-translations

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  • Enemies Outside / Enemigos Afuera by Mori Ponsowy. Translated by Mori Ponsowy and Naomi Foyle. ISBN 978-1-906742-25-6
  • Wounds of the Cloud by Yasser Khanger. Al Ma'mal Foundation, 2016. Translated by Naomi Foyle, Marilyn Hacker and Do'a Ali. ISBN 978-90-825649-1-4

References

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