Small Cures

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From the British viral poet Della Hicks-Wilson comes an empowering and lyrical collection of short, interconnected poems about the heart, letting go, and a healing love, that readers can carry and quote for a lifetime.
Small Cures is at once a compelling reminder to anyone struggling with heartbreak, mental health, or trauma, that they are not alone, an inspirational manual on how to survive, and a stirring call to arms for self-love. This unique volume brings together 150 poems into one seamless narrative based on the different stages of an illness diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. Through words that are as breathtakingly sparse and raw, as they are honest and memorable, Hicks-Wilsons soothing and soulful voice serves as the gentle guide to self-healing we all need.

darling,
you feel heavy
because you are
too full of truth.

open your mouth more.
let the truth exist
somewhere other than
inside your body.

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Della Hicks-Wilson is a black British poet and writer of Caribbean descent. She received her B.A. and M.A. in English from King's College, Cambridge, where she was invited to perform her work by the Student Union. Her poem 'dis-place-meant' was published in the American anthology For Women: In Tribute to Nina Simone, whilst her shorter self-published works have garnered more than a million likes and shares to date and graced the platforms of Mail Online, Mantra Wellness magazine and New York Times bestselling author, Glennon Doyle. Born and raised in London, she currently resides in Cambridgeshire. Small Cures is her first collection.