The Weeping Degree

How Astrology Saved Me From Suicide

Kelly Watt, Judyth Hill, Mary M Meade

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Wild Rising Press
23 August 2024

Poetry; Anthologies (non-poetry); Religion & beliefs; Sexual abuse & harassment

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What do dead girls need in the afterlife? They need the poems of Kelly Watt so that the daffodils will return to run rampant over the ground with their crazy yellow hope.

-Paul Lisson, poet and editor of HAL,

Hamilton Arts & Letters Magazine.

The Weeping Degree is a raw and edgy collection of poetry and prose navigating the soul's journey from tears to triumph.

From its opening pages, readers of Kelly Watt's gritty poems are taken on a hero's journey-following the ripple effect of childhood sexual trauma as it transforms throughout a lifetime from a wound to a gift.

Divided into three captivating sections: ""The Home for Little Girls,"" ""The Buddha and The Pink Futon,"" and, ""Hands Across the World,"" the poems in The Weeping Degree traverse the globe from the shadows of foster care in a bland North American suburb, to a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Nepal.

Written for poetry lovers, spiritual seekers, astrology aficionados and mental health advocates alike, this collection will take you on a novelistic odyssey, a profound healing road, where poetry is a sacred art, a place where our deepest sorrows are transmuted through imagination and creativity to self-acceptance and joy.

Kelly's astrologically-inspired poetry, The Weeping Degree was a finalist in the San Miguel de Allende's Poetry Mesa and Wild Rising Press chapbook contest, January 2023.

By: Kelly Watt
Cover design or artwork by: Mary M Meade
Edited by: Judyth Hill
Imprint: Wild Rising Press
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 7mm
Weight: 154g
ISBN: 9781957468327
ISBN 10: 1957468327
Pages: 116
Publication Date: 23 August 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active