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Cherry Smyth is a poet, novelist, critic and curator, born in Ireland, and based in London.
Cherry Smyth's latest poetry collection Famished is published by Pindrop Press in 2019. Her debut novel Hold Still was published by Holland Park Press in 2013. Her poetry collection Test, Orange, 2012, is available from Pindrop Press. One Wanted Thing, 2006, was published by Lagan Press. She writes regularly for Art Monthly, Modern Painters and Art Review.
Cherry Smyth teaches poetry in the Creative Writing Department of the University of Greenwich. She was a Royal Literary Fellow, 2014-2016.
She is currently working on Famished, a performance project that explores the Irish Famine and how imperialism helped cause the largest refugee crisis of the 19th century. She collaborates with composer Ed Bennett and vocalist Lauren Kinsella to draw on the power of collective lament, using poetry, music and expanded singing.
Watch the Famished Performance Trailer by Cherry Smyth from Cherry Smyth on Vimeo.
Tour Dates Famished, UK & Ireland, 2019
London
Ireland
Northern Ireland
Other Upcoming Events 2019
4 July 2019
Women in Music
Composer Laura Snowden has set Cherry's poem 'Evensong' to music for the Chandos Chamber Choir who are performing a programme of all female composers, including Hildegaard von Bingen and Judith Weir.
St Pancras Church, Euston
7.30-9.00pm
Order Hold Still Online
- Order Hold Still paperback from Holland Park Press here.
- Get Hold Still Kindle edition from Amazon here.
- Order Hold Still paperback from Waterstones here.
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Audio Poem 'Transparency', read by Cherry Smyth
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Audio Poem 'The Road Side', read by Cherry Smyth
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