Poet. Writer. Multimedia Artist.
The golden threads of empathy, imagination and internationalism weave Naomi Foyle’s diverse work into the world.
Welcome to my website. I’m Naomi Foyle, the award-winning author of four poetry collections, five science fiction novels, and multiple essays and reviews. I frequently collaborate with other artists on projects including filmpoems, music videos, chamber opera, and theatre. I’m also an academic and editor.
My creative interests include the elegy, decolonial eco-poetry, Blakean counterculture, neurodivergence, trans-inclusive feminist SciFi, and poetic dialogue toward a just peace between Palestine and Israel.
I am available for festival and conference appearances, poetry readings, and creative collaborations. I also offer creative writing workshops and mentoring/editing services. To book me, or chat about how we might work together, please drop me a line!
Latest Book: Salt & Snow
A triptych of elegies, Naomi Foyle’s fourth poetry collection contains tributes to departed family members, friends and writers; and pays homage to victims of political violence from the USA and Ukraine to Palestine and Israel. Read more about Salt & Snow here.
If they haven’t done so already, some judging committee should shortlist [this collection] for a significant prize. Impressively varied and agile in form, international in scope, Salt & Snow is as emotionally rich as it is politically alert. ~ Carol Rumens (The Guardian)
What stands out for me throughout this collection is the sheer beauty of expression and the deep underlying humanity that is characteristic of Foyle’s work. Highly recommended. ~ Rennie Halstead (London Grip)
[Salt & Snow] has healed my grieving heart . . . This book has taken me by the hand and walked me amongst my own wounded places touching on my personal losses and giving me the hope that the thousands of deaths increasing each day in Palestine will not be forgotten. ~ Seni Seneviratne
Cover image ‘In Salt’ by John Luke Chapman / @darklingeye.
Latest Filmpoem: Salt, Snow, Earth
A filmpoem by Razia Aziz, Naomi Foyle and Wendy Pye. 2025. Audio Description available soon. Funded by Arts Council England and the University of Chichester. Featured in the Guardian, July 21 2025. Read more about this collaboration here.
Latest Musical Collaboration: Boas & Blindfolds
‘Boas & Blindfolds’, a poem in Naomi Foyle’s debut collection The Night Pavilion, was released in 2023 as a song by The Vales, a musical collective comprising London-based singer-songwriters Nev Hawkins and Kirsten Morrison, and lyricist Naomi Foyle. Video by Kirsten Morrison with Artistic Direction by Firak Di Bello. Cover photo by john chapman / darkling eye. View more work by The Vales here.
Latest Theatre Piece: ASTRA (2022)
Based on Naomi Foyle’s eco-SciFi series The Gaia Chronicles, ASTRA (2022) was a multimedia theatre production for adults designed and directed by Raven Kaliana and funded by Arts Council England and the University of Chichester. BSL Interpretation and Audio Description were integrated into this gritty adaptation written and produced by Naomi Foyle. ASTRA was performed in the summer of 2022 as a work-in-progress at Brighton Fringe, Chichester Fringe and a community sharing in Brighton, followed by Q&A discussions on the show’s themes, which include racism, disability rights, child abuse and climate crisis. To view the ASTRA 2022 mini documentary and trailer, visit the ASTRA page on this website. T
ASTRA won the 2022 Brighton Fringe ONCA Green Curtain Award for work that engages artists and audiences with social and environmental challenges. The show is currently being up-scaled with a new international team. To learn about more plans for the show, visit ASTRA THE EPIC.