A Tapestry of Voices,
A World of Stories.
A Tapestry of Voices,
A World of Stories.
A Tapestry of Voices,
A World of Stories.
Braid is a Bristol-based poetry group, led by Kaycee Hill, Naomi Madlock, and Kate Noakes—united by a love of words and live storytelling. We bring distinct voices together in powerful, themed performances that connect and inspire.
Braid is a Bristol-based poetry group, led by Kaycee Hill, Naomi Madlock, and Kate Noakes—united by a love of words and live storytelling. We bring distinct voices together in powerful, themed performances that connect and inspire.
Braid is a Bristol-based poetry group, led by Kaycee Hill, Naomi Madlock, and Kate Noakes—united by a love of words and live storytelling. We bring distinct voices together in powerful, themed performances that connect and inspire.
Braid is a Bristol-based poetry group, led by Kaycee Hill, Naomi Madlock, and Kate Noakes—united by a love of words and live storytelling. We bring distinct voices together in powerful, themed performances that connect and inspire.
Braid is a Bristol-based poetry group, led by Kaycee Hill, Naomi Madlock, and Kate Noakes—united by a love of words and live storytelling. We bring distinct voices together in powerful, themed performances that connect and inspire.
Kaycee
Hill
Mixed-heritage poet Kaycee Hill has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Bristol. She won the inaugural James Berry Poetry Prize in 2023 and her debut collection Hot Sauce was published by Bloodaxe later that year. Sound system culture and sonic inheritance form the foundation of her current work, which examines themes of connection and community. Kaycee is a 2025 Eric Gregory Award winner.
Mixed-heritage poet Kaycee Hill has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Bristol. She won the inaugural James Berry Poetry Prize in 2023 and her debut collection Hot Sauce was published by Bloodaxe later that year. Sound system culture and sonic inheritance form the foundation of her current work, which examines themes of connection and community. Kaycee is a 2025 Eric Gregory Award winner.
Mixed-heritage poet Kaycee Hill has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Bristol. She won the inaugural James Berry Poetry Prize in 2023 and her debut collection Hot Sauce was published by Bloodaxe later that year. Sound system culture and sonic inheritance form the foundation of her current work, which examines themes of connection and community. Kaycee is a 2025 Eric Gregory Award winner.
Naomi Madlock
Naomi Madlock
Naomi Madlock
Naomi
Madlock
Naomi Madlock is a co-host of Kiss the Sky poetry night in Bristol. Her work has recently been featured in Clarion, Terrain, Stonework: a poetry anthology, The Shore, Anti-Heroin Chic, and others. She was shortlisted for the 2025 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize, and won the Gamini Salgado prize for her dissertation collection at the University of Exeter. You can find her on Instagram @naomi_madlock_poet
Kate
Noakes
Kate Noakes
Kate Noakes has published eight collections of poetry and a pamphlet, the most recent are Goldhawk Road (Two Rivers Press, 2023) and Chalking the Pavement (Broken Sleep Books, 2024). Of Welsh heritage, she has a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Reading.
Kate Noakes has published eight collections of poetry and a pamphlet, the most recent are Goldhawk Road (Two Rivers Press, 2023) and Chalking the Pavement (Broken Sleep Books, 2024). Of Welsh heritage, she has a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Reading.
Kate Noakes has published eight collections of poetry and a pamphlet, the most recent are Goldhawk Road (Two Rivers Press, 2023) and Chalking the Pavement (Broken Sleep Books, 2024). Of Welsh heritage, she has a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Reading.