Lyricism with a twist of humour

Enjoy an evening of poetic contrasts in the company of internationally renowned poets Tim Cunningham and Naomi Foyle at St John's Seven Kings (St Johns Road, Seven Kings, Ilford, IG2 7BB) on Monday 27th April from 7.00pm. Tickets cost £2.00 (available on the door). This evening of poetry is part of the Redbridge Book & Media Festival.

Lyricism with a twist of Irish humour can be found at the heart of the poems of Limerick born Tim Cunningham. Naomi has a background in theatre and her poems cut straight to the drama of the human experience.

Tim Cunningham's latest collection is entitled Kyrie. Reviews of his previous collections include:

• “Tim Cunningham is at his best rewriting myths and parables . . . . He’s also at his best when his quirky imagination takes off from the documentation of actuality. . . . I liked these, often shorter, poems, and the book adds up to a good sense of the co-existence of past and present.” Herbert Lomas, Ambit
• “This is sensitive, assured writing.” Susan Burns, The North
• “. . . The poet of good endings becomes a poet you can’t put down ... He writes tenderly about the human condition: his consistently generous attitude to experience is not sentimental, just refreshingly positive ... the wisdom of a grown-up poet – without any of the callow pretensions of youth, it has all of youth’s enthusiasm.” R.V. Bailey, Envoi
  

Naomi Foyle was born in London and grew up in Liverpool, and Saskatchewan, Canada. She currently lives in Brighton, UK, where she works as a poetry tutor and is completing a Creative Writing PhD. Her debut collection, The Night Pavilion (Waterloo Press), was an Autumn 2008 Poetry Book Society Recommendation.

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