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Salmacis: Becoming Not Quite a Woman
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As recounted by the Roman poet Ovid, a young nymph, Salmacis, one day spied Hermaphroditus bathing; consumed with passion, she entered the water and, begging the gods to allow them to stay together, the two became one – part man, part woman.
An Eclectic Pagan, for Elizabeth Ovid’s fables are more than fiction, and form a framework for exploring identity. Drawing on the rich mythological history associated with the tale of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus, and re-examining the tale through the lens of metaphor, Salmacis: Becoming Not Quite a Woman is a stirringly relatable and powerful exploration of gender, love and identity.
'this is my lake salmacis, and i am the wild nymph
with a hollow in her belly and nothing between her legs'
An Eclectic Pagan, for Elizabeth Ovid’s fables are more than fiction, and form a framework for exploring identity. Drawing on the rich mythological history associated with the tale of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus, and re-examining the tale through the lens of metaphor, Salmacis: Becoming Not Quite a Woman is a stirringly relatable and powerful exploration of gender, love and identity.
'this is my lake salmacis, and i am the wild nymph
with a hollow in her belly and nothing between her legs'
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“Salmacis: becoming not quite a woman is Beth Train-Brown’s debut poetry collection, featuring queer mythological poems inspired by the myth of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus. My favourite poem was ‘3 a.m. voice notes on Snapchat,’ followed by ‘the bearers of lightning still weather the storm.’ I recommend this book because it’s interesting to see how the language we use today can be applied to ancient myths. And, as I say time and time again, queer representation is SO important. ‘I have never coaxed poetry from my heart…’”
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