The romantic gift of queer poetry for Valentine’s Day …
A tender book of romantic poetry by South African born poet and performer Douglas Graham Wilson is being published by Wordville in time for 2022’s season of love. The 26-page pamphlet titled Of Love and Other Maladies is Douglas Graham Wilson’s debut poetry collection and contains 16 original works by the popular spoken word performer.
The book reflects on fluid sexuality and love, capturing sensual experiences, from instant attraction to heart ache and hopefulness. A touching exploration of romance that resonates, with the beauty of nature, to discover what it means to love.
Published by Wordville on Valentine’s Day 2022, Of Love and Other Maladies will be available directly from the publisher in advance of its publication date, for those who want to share Douglas’ work as a gift to a loved one. Following publication, the book will be available worldwide, online and at book shops on request.
Publisher Lucy Tertia George has been a fan of Douglas’s work for years: ‘Wordville focuses on performing arts in print,’ she said, ‘Douglas’s captivating performances at poetry salons made him one of our firm favourites. This book successfully shows his talent with words and imagery translates from the stage to the page.’
Douglas Graham Wilson: ‘Working with Wordville has been an amazing creative collaboration and I am so excited for my work to go out into the world.’
ABOUT DOUGLAS GRAHAM WILSON
Douglas is a writer and spoken word performer based in London. Originally from Cape Town, his debut performance poetry show was voted one of the Top 10 shows of the year by The Argus Newspaper’s entertainment critic Derek Wilson in the arts supplement Tonight. He won sponsorship to perform at the Grahamstown Festival and produced numerous solo and collaborative shows throughout the 2000s. Since arriving in the UK, he’s been welcomed into the London poetry scene and is a regular at Celine’s Salon in Soho.
ABOUT WORDVILLE PRESS
Wordville is an award-winning communication agency, launched in 2007, with offices in London and Barcelona. In 2021, Wordville began an independent imprint to publish books about the performing arts or by performing artists. To date, they have published Stirring Up Sheffield – An Insider’s Account of the Battle to Build the Crucible Theatre, an anthology of short stories and poetry from Soho’s Celine’s Salon and other poetry pamphlets by musicians and spoken word performers. Gordon Raphael’s memoir The World Is Going To Love This and books about 18th Century opera and Greek theatre are in the pipeline for 2022.
