Presents, Natalie Williams
Natalie Williams was born in 1981 in the newly born country of Zimbabwe on the purple carpeted Jacaranda Lane of African/Irish descent. Life was filled in her early years with Irish fairy tales written by her grandfather and inspirational imaginings in the world of Narnia and Grimm’s’ Fairy Tales. In the inspiring world of Africa, she began her journey as a writer winning an honors award for her poem “The Thicket and the Musgrove” at the age of nine. Years later, she now launches her first poetry collection drawing on the inspirations of her life and imagination.
“Daydreams in Mermaid Grass was inspired purely by my own dreams” . Says Natalie to MSM, “I have very vivid dreams with fantastical creatures and often find myself scribbling these down when I wake up in the morning.
The poems in this collection are definitely a good and evil flavour, much like dreams that start out enchanting can end with a strange twist, which got me thinking that it was a lot like life. I am often asked what the title means, the title itself is a metaphor for the hazy feeling you get just before you fall asleep, when you know you're about to drift away and you can't stop it, like bright green grass dipped into water you could only reach out into the depths to find it with your imagination.
Theodore in November is a collection of love poetry, but it's more like a dance from beginning to end; the dance of falling in love. This dance of love is also based in a fantasy world. Theodore represents innocence in the book, and is the object of the Harbinger's affections. November is a time of innocence, between summer and winter. The book deals with how love can be poisoned by the burdens we carry in our lives. The book was inspired by my own experiences of love; both bitter and sweet, and although at times, I have wanted to give up on the concept this collection was a self-acknowledgment that my heart could never give up on love.
MSM asked what new works can we look forward to? “I have recently completed a poetry collection called African Princess, based on my life growing up in Zimbabwe. It deals with the beauty I saw there, the loss and pain of Africa, contentment and a right of passage as a mixed race woman. I am also working on my first novel called Tighten Nuts Before Driving, based in 1950's America about a man who has to lose himself to find himself. I am also working on a fantasy epic based on the world of Bracken, but I won't say too much about that!”
Daydreams in Mermaid Grass & Theodore can be purchased on Amazon or direct from the publisher Jeremy Mills Publishing on their website. Signed copies can also be purchased via Natalie’s website www.natalie-williams.com.
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