KERTECZ#41

(IMAGE CREDIT: Seth Guy)

(NOTE: Elizabeth Osmond, will not be featuring at this month’s Kertecz event. We hope to feature Elizabeth at a future reading)

NAOMI WOOD:

Naomi is a spoken word performer and theatre maker, celebrating rebellion and reveling in rage whilst maintaining a healthy preoccupation with the eroticism of bird feeders.

Her solo spoken word show 'Gobbess' - which has toured the UK and internationally, with shows at Edinburgh Fringe, Glastonbury Festival and in Oslo, has been described as 'a mic drop on women's experiences' (Brighton Fringe audience).

Naomi has been published by Backlash Press and Ink, Sweat and Tears and was recently shortlisted for The Bournemouth Writing Prize as well as longlisted by Black Cat Poetry Press this year.

Her new show Monster, currently touring the UK, has been described as:

'Funny, intelligent, deeply human, bold unpredictable and intimate.' (Bespoke black book reviewers)

'Expressive and captivating, with Fleabag-like intensity, witty, heartfelt and hilarious.' (Reviews Hub)

'Delicious fun and thought provoking. A remarkable achievement' (Bton & Hove news)

MARTIN RIESER:

Martin Rieser is both a poet and visual artist. His interactive installations based on his poetry have been shown around the world, including Understanding Echo shown in Japan 2002, Hosts Bath Abbey 2006, Secret Door Invideo Milan 2006, The Street RMIT Gallery Melbourne 2008/ISEA Belfast 2009, Secret Garden, Phoenix Square 2012/Taipei 2013 and RUR at Glyndebourne in 2014 for REFRAME at the University of Sussex. He has developed mobile artworks using interactive text and image for Leicester, London and Athens and exhibited the Third Woman Interactive film in Vienna, Xian and New York. He runs the Stanza poetry group in Bristol.

CHRISTINA DE LA MARE:

Born and brought up in London, Christina spent ten years living overseas before moving to Bristol in the early noughties. She has written poetry at various points in her life and has performed at open mic events since late 2025. Her poetry explores themes of family, friendship, and human frailty.