Andrea Witzke Slot
is an award-winning London-based poet, artist and fiction writer
her newest book of poetry
The Ministry of Flowers
is now available to order from
Valley Press or from
Amazon UK, Amazon US
and bookstores everywhere.
"A truly compelling and original work, The Ministry of Flowers intimately weaves cultural concerns with family drama and questions of personal identity and societal gender expectations into a dream-like tapestry that’s as sharp-edged as it is gorgeously rendered. Slot’s visceral collection smolders with heartache, gritty natural landscapes, and an insistent lyrical beauty that both celebrates and haunts the edges of our familiar world. Here, even smiles are ‘scar-lined’. Here, ‘Goodbye / frames our lives’. These poems are packed with metaphors and feelings that made my heart fall into my stomach and my mind spin with creative delight. At its core, The Ministry of Flowers is a profound ‘way of / saying, I am here, and here I will remain’. - John Sibley Williams, author of As One Fire Consumes Another, winner of the Orison Poetry Prize
Learn more about the book here.
Read the latest reviews of The Ministry of Flowers by Emma Storr at London Grip,
Susannah Lang at Rhino Reviews
and a host more at Amazon and Goodreads,
where over 2300 members signed up to win free copies of the book along with handpainted bookmarks.
The book was named as one of Charlie Baylus' top ten favourite poetry collection of 2020 on his beautifully curated arts journal Senza.
Delighted to say that poems from The Ministry of Flowers were featured as part of the fabulous Sundress Publications Best Dressed blog in June, selected by I poet I very much admire, Jordi Alonso:
Gemütlichkeit
Memory is not a Peacock landing on a sleeve,
An Autobiography called Skin
Book Burning
Qumran
The book was featured as the Big Bee book of the month at this creative new bookclub in May. This is a one-of-a-kind bookclub that I cannot recommend highly enough for readers, teachers at all levels, and anyone looking to add a little creative energy in their lives.
https://bumblebeeonline.co.uk.
Susannah Lang at Rhino Reviews
and a host more at Amazon and Goodreads,
where over 2300 members signed up to win free copies of the book along with handpainted bookmarks.
The book was named as one of Charlie Baylus' top ten favourite poetry collection of 2020 on his beautifully curated arts journal Senza.
Delighted to say that poems from The Ministry of Flowers were featured as part of the fabulous Sundress Publications Best Dressed blog in June, selected by I poet I very much admire, Jordi Alonso:
Gemütlichkeit
Memory is not a Peacock landing on a sleeve,
An Autobiography called Skin
Book Burning
Qumran
The book was featured as the Big Bee book of the month at this creative new bookclub in May. This is a one-of-a-kind bookclub that I cannot recommend highly enough for readers, teachers at all levels, and anyone looking to add a little creative energy in their lives.
https://bumblebeeonline.co.uk.
-COMING in SEPTEMBER-
Original art cards, bookmarks and handmade gifts will soon be available for sale.
For now, a small selection of Andrea's artwork is available here.
Original art cards, bookmarks and handmade gifts will soon be available for sale.
For now, a small selection of Andrea's artwork is available here.
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