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    Growth

    By Karin Cox

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    If the poet's job is to provide a reflection of an entire world in a single teardrop, Karin Cox's haunting anthology, "Growth", does so admirably.

    This collection of her finest poems—some previously published in anthologies around the world, others new; some rhyming, some free form—delivers beautiful sentiments, melancholy moments and some delightfully lyrical figurative language, all the while charting the poet's personal growth over several years.

    While introspective, Karin's work avoids self-obsession by interspersing political and broader global themes with the personal. What results is a whimsical anthology that brings to mind the challenges of just being human and fitting into a world that sometimes feels like a tight squeeze.

    A must-read for lovers of the English language and a wonderful gift for poetry aficionados, "Growth" will continue to bloom in the reader's mind long after the last page has been turned.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKarin Cox
    Release dateJun 25, 2011
    ISBN9781465995278
    Growth
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    Karin Cox

    Karin Cox edits and writes in her "spare time" while being a fulltime mum to a toddler and to a black cat with the improbable name of "Ping Pong."She is the author of more than 40 trade-published natural history books, biographies, Australian social history books, children's picture storybooks, and travel guides, several of which have won awards. Karin has had poems and short stories published in anthologies worldwide and her ebooks CRUXIM (Book I of Dark Guardians Trilogy), CRECHE (Book II of Dark Guardians Trilogy), CREED (Book III of Dark Guardians Trilogy), GROWTH, CAGE LIFE, HEY LITTLE SISTER and PANCAKES ON SUNDAY are available on Amazon, iBooks, Kobo, Smashwords and Barnes & Noble.Thankfully, the busier she gets, the more creative she is (and the more likely to afford to hire a housekeeper). You can follow her on twitter @Authorandeditor or visit her fanpage on Facebook www.facebook.com/KarinCox.Author.

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      Growth - Karin Cox

      Growth

      Poetry by Karin Cox

      Published by Karin Cox at Smashwords.

      Copyright Karin Cox 2011

      Discover other titles by Karin Cox at Smashwords.com or http://www.editorandauthor.com

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      Table of Contents

      Walking in Waterloo

      Friday Afternoon

      Just a Word

      Writer’s Block

      Debut Anthology of a Handsome Poet

      Old Photo

      On Wishing I Could Draw

      Patience

      Cousins

      Carnivorous

      Last Thoughts

      The Surprise

      Through the Wall

      Surrey Winter

      Stitches

      Gambling

      Summer Picnic

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