11 Facts About Naomi Lewis

Naomi Lewis was a British poet, essayist, literary critic, anthologist and reteller of stories for children.

Naomi Lewis is particularly noted for her translations of the Danish children's author, Hans Christian Andersen, as well as for her critical reviews and essays.

Naomi Lewis was a recipient of the Eleanor Farjeon Award.

Naomi Lewis went to Great Yarmouth High School and won a scholarship to study English at Westfield College, University of London.

Naomi Lewis's first published work, A Visit to Mrs Wilcox included a selection of these articles and won immediate acclaim, becoming a Book Society recommendation.

Naomi Lewis was thus one of the proponents of twentieth-century thought which states that spirituality and tangible senses had better be separated conceptually.

Naomi Lewis herself was particularly fond of the 1993 publication The Mardi Gras Cat, in which she presented a carefully selected gallery of feline personalities, each immortalized in poetry.

Naomi Lewis taught poetry appreciation and creative writing at London's City Literary Institute for many years, and due to popular demand went on doing so well past the official age of retirement.

Naomi Lewis lectured periodically at the South Place Ethical Society, where she was a long-time member.

Naomi Lewis used to take the injured pigeons to the restrooms at Conway Hall to give them a safe space to practice flying.

Naomi Lewis was honored with the Eleanor Farjeon Award for services to children's literature in 1975 and by her election as Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1981.