Silent Violence with Petals

A moving emotional journey from the dark bleakness of grief and winter to the buds of promise as spring breaks into Charlotte's collection around Hyacinths and Dandelion Teeth. Charlotte's poetry sweeps us through a year of heartache reflected within each fallen leaf, each unearthed memory and the everyday moments which strike you whilst grieving. A wonderful collection of beautifully raw poetry.
-Michelle Davey, poet and radio presenter

Charlotte Cosgrove's quiet, visceral imagery and subtle, resonant poems settle deep inside of readers and remind them of the powerful vicissitudes and perpetuities of real life. Silent Violence with Petals masterfully elucidates many common emotions and everyday objects with candid, careful, yet artful expression. Cosgrove's words demonstrate a refreshing and deep-seated concern for verisimilitude; each poem resonates like a deep breath in the slow passage of time, and together, they create a resonant and memorable compendium of what it means to exist in a world that simultaneously moves in such a frenzy as it pleads to slow down. This book will captivate readers with its humanness and honesty.
-Adam Chabot, poet and writer