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In 2022 Nine Cups is launching Small Towns by Melissa Watts.
Nine Cups loves poetry that takes risks, written by people with stories to tell.
political
personal
passionate
Small Towns is an accomplished collection of free-verse and structured poetry exploring the relationship between people and place, the human condition against the natural world.
Melissa Watts shines a light on the unsaid. She picks the scab of small-town tensions, then unflinchingly aims her bow at social injustice, tipping her hat to the feminist poets who have come before her.
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ebook coming soon
About the author
Melissa Watts has published poetry, fiction and non-fiction for over fifteen years. Her poems have inspired other artists to craft bronze statues and compose piano performances for audiences in New York. She has hosted keynotes at writers' festivals and maintained monthly radio sessions interviewing a wide range of authors. Melissa has a Bachelor of Arts with Honours from the University of Melbourne and will complete a Creative Writing PhD in 2022. She is currently working on a novel on the women who served in the Australian Cartographic Corps during World War Two.
Connect with Melissa via:
Web: www.melissawatts.net
Twitter: @MelissaAWatts
Instagram: Melissa_Watts_Writer
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