A conversation and poetry reading between Vladyslava Bondar and Naomi Foyle, recorded at Razom ~ Together on the 17th March 2024, at the Rose Hill Brighton

Razom ~ Together is a series of collaborative social events organised by the Ukrainian community and their friends in Brighton, focusing on sharing food, music and a safe space to form friendships.

Naomi worked for Waterloo Press and has a history of publishing Ukrainian literature in the UK. She is Reader in Critical Imaginative Writing at the University of Chichester'.

Further information on Naomi's work on Ukraine can be seen in the links below.

https://pulsemedia.org/2015/01/21/writing-with-foreign-blood-a-visit-to-ukraine/

https://www.naomifoyle.com/category/ukraine/

Vladyslava is originally from Ukraine currently living in Brighton. She is community organiser, activist, founder member of Kupala Brighton and member of the Razom organising team.

Thanks to Marek Kohn for suggesting the idea of a Ukrainian literature reading as part of Razom and introducing us to Naomi. Marek is also a member of the Razom team.