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‘The Oyster Boy, Mermaid & Other Poems’

Joan Norlev Taylor

7pm Friday 22nd March

St Mary’s Annexe

Wivenhoe

Tickets £6.00 incl glass of wine/soft drink

Join us for a poetry reading and conversation with Joan Norlev Tayor.

‘The Oyster Boy, Mermaid & Other Poems’

The title poem of The Oyster Boy, is on display at the Colchester Roman Circus Visitor Centre, and the book is dedicated to the young people of the CO postcode, their teachers and their parents.

Adrian May, Associate in the Centre for Creative Writing at the University of Essex writes:

‘Highly readable but never lacking depth, Joan Norlev Taylor is a fine poet whose subjects show a rare sensitivity and immediacy. Her verse is fluently lyrical and sometimes playful, showing a subtle kindness and intelligence. The Oyster Boy title poem is like a novel in a short poem: detailed, containing a whole life and fun to read for all ages. A great collection.’

About Joan Norlev Taylor

Prof Joan Norlev Taylor is an Anglo-Danish New Zealander, living mainly in Wivenhoe.  She’s written many articles and books on her specialist subjects of history, religion and archeology. Her creative writing is wide-ranging and has been published in the UK, the USA, New Zealand and Australia.