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Imprint: Renard Press
ISBN: 9781913724894
Paperback with flaps • 68pp • £8.99
129 mm x 198 mm
12/08/22
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Salmacis

Becoming Not Quite a Woman

Elizabeth Train-Brown

ISBN: 9781913724894
Paperback with flaps • 68pp
Published 12 August 2022

£8.99

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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

Fancy your hand at making an origami swan? Instructions here.

About the author

Elizabeth Train-Brown is a poet and writer whose work has been published internationally in various anthologies and journals. Their journalism on discrimination, asexuality, transgender issues and polyamory has also received widespread recognition. Outside of writing, Elizabeth follows in her parents’ footsteps as a circus performer and fortune teller. Salmacis is their first collection.

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