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THALASSOPHILE

by Sinead Coxhill

Thalassophile yields profound reflections on endurance, tenderness and belonging. The author’s voice remains distinctly personal, grounded in subjective experience rather than abstract commentary. Geraldine Fleming is the author of Curiosity (2023) and Fractured Echoes (2023), both published by Impspired. For Sinead, a sea swimmer and daily beach walker, her delight in and enthusiasm for her sea and coastline shine out from the pages of this book. Enjoy their poetic images, flashes of insight and subtle humour. Kate Murphy, storyteller and facilitator, editor of four collections for Portrush Writers and publisher of her own Collection, ‘The Smiles, the Tears of Childhood Years’. Whether a simple but striking description of a common bird at work, or an eloquent evocation of the colours of the sea's winter gown, Sinead’s deep affinity with the sea leaves us confident she carries the tempo of the waves in her very soul. Sue Steging’s poetry and short fiction pieces have been widely published. She received the Seamus Heaney Award for New Writing in 2023. With beautiful evocative artwork, this Collection is a treasure chest of heart-stopping images, of precious individual experiences, and of affectionate memories which Sinead has chosen to share with us. How privileged are we! Mary Farrell, author of the Circle Trilogy, three Collections and of Springboards, a Creative Writing textbook, is the Assistant Editor of Impspired Press.