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    Water Signs
    Water Signs
    Water Signs
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    Water Signs

    By Helen Cox

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    'Each poem in this startling debut is sensual, powerful and jewel-like. Water Signs is a rallying cry, a love letter, a celebration of sex and sexual pleasure - the refusal to be swept out to sea by trauma.' - Ella Frears

    Have you ever fallen in love with the ocean? Or found a strange courage in the rain? Part travelogue, part sexual odyssey, this extraordinary first collection of poems by romance novelist Helen Cox explores the reaches of North England and the unspeakable depths of desire.

    Helen's poetry has previously been published in Popshot Magazine, From Whispers to Roars, Riggwelter, Visual Verse and the TL;DR Women's Anthology. Helen coordinates the poetry courses at City Lit, London and teaches an annual poetry masterclass at Keats House.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHelen Cox
    Release dateOct 27, 2018
    ISBN9781386834656
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      Book preview

      Water Signs - Helen Cox

      Water Signs

      By

      By Helen Cox

      © Helen Cox 2018.

      All rights reserved. Published in the United Kingdom. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

      A Note About The Author

      Helen Cox is a Yorkshire-born poet and romance novelist. Her poetry has previously been published in Popshot Magazine, From Whispers to Roars, Riggwelter, Visual Verse and the TL;DR Women’s Anthology. Helen coordinates the poetry courses at City Lit, London and teaches an annual poetry masterclass at Keats House. For more information visit: HelenCoxBooks.Com

      Acknowledgements

      This little book of provocation wouldn’t exist without the encouragement of my colleagues in the Writing department at City Lit. Thanks to Katell Pinchon, Jackson Ariaudo, Louisa Jones, Maria Thomas, Ian Tucknott and Joanne Newman.

      Enduring gratitude to my writing partner Dean Cummings for repeatedly taking pains to convince me that my poetry was worth sharing.

      Thanks is also due to Bill Zavatsky and the Morningside Heights workshop group in NYC who did so much to help me believe I was a poet.

      Thank you to my inspiring artist and writer friend Claudine Mussuto for telling me my poetry was

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