Evie Ward
Evie Ward (b. London, 1993) is a poet, writer and researcher based in London. Her poetry has been published in Art Licks, SALT and Cesura//Acceso. She often works collaboratively at the intersection of writing with music and art and has an upcoming book of interwoven drawings and poems with Corinne Bernard that will be published by pois-e, and an upcoming series of poems in Changing Room Eavesdropper, a publication by Isobel Walley-Payne. She has worked as a research associate at the Estate of Moki Cherry since 2018 and also does freelance research work for artists.
Poems
- 04/21 - Voice and subtitles in CEREBELLUM: with Florence Peake, Zara Joan Miller, Evie Ward, Amy Dickson, digital release on Takuroku. Live edit and mixing by James Dunn. Cover design by Oli Barrett.
- 08/20 - A Series of Approaches, accompanying poem for 5AM - Ute Kanngiesser & Daniel Kordik, digital release on Takuroku
- 07/20 - Sitting With, in Like A Sieve - group exhibition, curated by Ted Targett, Kupfer, London, 25 July - 15 August 2020
- 02/20 - Untitled (in reply) in Art Licks Magazine, Issue 25: Monochrome Eyes
- 08/19 - A Cut from Waking Collage in SALT. Magazine Issue 10: Glossolalia
- 02/19 - Poem as accompanying text for "there are insects and palm trees and pepper shakers, and I'll have a pepper-shaker in my cave, so laugh" at ltd los angeles
- 01/19 - Contributor to Paperweight, Lateworks, London
- 09/18 - E-Story #1 'The Boy Who Held Hands With The Stars' with illustration by Zara Joan Miller
- 06/18 - Poem after Don and Moki Cherry, published in The Experimental Library: Organic Music
- 10/17 - 'The glass that reflects, and can also be seen through' published in The Experimental Library: Ornette Coleman
- 06/17 - 'January', in Fruitlands Zine, Issue 3: Dark
- 03/17 - 'Circles', in Cesura//Acceso, Issue 2
- 09/16 - 'Overlaps' at hagenfesten.se
- 08/16 - Liner notes for XT: Pah CD on Pleasure of the text records
Live: poetry readings, performances, talks
- 03/22 - Short talk & conversation 'Moki Cherry: Reflections of a Living Environment', as part of 'Plattform', the live programme for the File Under Freedom exhibition, Bergen Kunsthall, Norway
- 04/21 - CEREBELLUM Livestream: with Florence Peake, Zara Joan Miller, Evie Ward, Amy Dickson, Cafe OTO
- 12/20 - Reading, with Ute Kanngiesser, Cafe OTO, London and Live Stream
- 02/20 - Poetry reading at launch of Art Licks Magazine, Issue 25: Monochrome Eyes, Borough Road Gallery, London South Bank University, London
- 12/19 - In Conversation with Naima Karlsson for her book STILL LIFE BIG DATA published with Do Be Do, London
- 10/19 - Contributing poet for Small Offering: five women (Zara Miller, Evie Ward, Tamsin Kavanagh, Bea Taylor, Jennifer Obidike), who meet regularly, record free writes,
- share writing processes and collectively read a poem, Art Licks x TACO! Radio
- 07/19 - Short talk about Moki Cherry’s tapestries, Tågarp, Sweden
- 7-8/06/19 - Nathaniel Mackey & The Creaking Breeze Ensemble, Cafe OTO, London
- 04/19 - ABSINTHE Poetry Evening, Spit and Sawdust, London
- 04/19 - Sara Anstis, Exhibition Opening, 650 Mah, Brighton
- 08/18 - Reading poems for (and influenced by) Cecil Taylor and the late artist's own writings at Cecil Taylor - An OTO Tribute
- 12/17 - Poetry reading, 'Love, Loss and Interpretations', KGB Bar, New York City
- 10/17 - Poetry reading, The Experimental Library: Ornette Coleman, Cafe OTO
- 08/17 - Contributor to Co-Broadcast, a 24 hour radio broadcast live from Supernormal Festival, Braziers Park
- 05/17 - One-off poetry reading at SIDEROOM, Chelsea College of Arts, London
- 05/17 - Poetry Reading with Danny Hayward and Ed Luker at MayDay Rooms, London
- 02/17 - Poetry reading at Fruitlands Showcase, Burley Fisher Books, London
- 10/16 - Performance as S.T.E.P.S at Cafe OTO, w/Seymour Wright
- 08/16 - Performance of location-focused poem 'Overlaps' at Hagenfesten, Dala-Floda, SE
- 07/16 - Performance as S.T.E.P.S w/Seymour Wright, Bologna, IT
More writing: essays, reviews
- 08/22 - Online article: Imagine! Play! Learn! How Moki Cherry incorporated parenthood and working with children into a creative practice, The Sampler
- 09/21 - Moki Cherry: Mobile Aesthetic Environments, Communicate, How?: Paintings and Tapestries, 1967 - 1980, Exhibition Catalogue, Corbett Vs Dempsey
- 08/20 - Live review of Oscillations: Summer Solstice Festival, Iklectik, The Wire Magazine
- 04/20 - Live review of Helm, Graham Lambkin, Cucina Povera at ICA, The Wire Magazine>
- 10/18 - Contributor to The Annotated Reader, Cork Street Galleries, London
- 12/17 - Exhibition review of Hans Arp: The Poetry of Forms, Turner Contemporary, this is tomorrow
- 09/17 - Exhibition review of The Hive Mind, Koppel Project Hive, this is tomorrow
- 09/17 - Exhibition review of Trajal Harrell: Hoochie Koochie, a performance exhibition, Barbican, this is tomorrow
- 09/17 - Live review of Benedict Drew: The Trickledown Syndrome, Art Night at The Whitechapel Gallery, The Wire Magazine
- 08/17 - Album review of Clive Bell, Asakusa Follies, 2017, The Wire Magazine
- 07/17 - Live review of Arca & Jesse Kanda at Roundhouse, The Wire Magazine
- 06/17 - Live review of Joe McPhee at 1 Silver Road, The Wire Magazine
Residencies and programmes
- Genesis JBW Emerging Writers Programme 2023-2024
- Trelex residency, Paris, November 2022 - January 2023
- Dial House, Epping, July 2019