We are excited to have Fiona Theokritoff reading for us at the next Dandelions evening! We are also excited to have the wonderful John Humphreys co-hosting for the night. Of course there will be a friendly and encouraging open mic, so please email
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Here is some more information about Fiona's work:
Fiona Theokritoff’s first pamphlet, New Uses for a Wand was published in June 2024 by Five Leaves. The book is about transformation: from the way our world has transformed myths and old magic into science, to the transformations that we as humans experience: those we reach for and those that are thrust upon us. There are poems about lapis lazuli, about photosynthesis, about people being in love, growing old, facing loss and taking revenge.
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Her work has appeared in poetry magazines including Mslexia, The Interpreter’s House, Ink Sweat and Tears and Consilience (created to make connections between the sciences and creative arts) and most recently in the first New Nottingham Journal.
In the 1980s, Fiona studied ecology, and had careers in publishing and as a health practitioner. After the sudden death of her husband in 2009 she began to write poetry to process her grief.
She has worked as a creative writing tutor since 2017, and completed her Creative Writing MA at Nottingham Trent University in 2019. As one half of Wine and Words, she has performed her work at book festivals across Nottinghamshire for more than a decade. Fiona has lived in Newark, Nottinghamshire since 2002,
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