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Fern struggles with depression after the breakup of her first relationship with a lesbian. This leads her to discover the astrological phenomenon of Saturn's Return, prompting her to write the story of her life to understand the lessons she has failed to learn that are keeping her from true fulfilment. Seven Women of Saturn explores relationships from the perspective of a young identified lesbian chasing straight, unattainable women, eventually tracing these impulses to their roots in childhood. It asks: Can unhealthy patterns be unlearned in the retelling of our stories?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Fern Flourentzou is the founder & publisher of Write Bloody UK. She first discovered her gift for poetry when using alchemy on grief, and her poems can be found in Belleville Park Pages, The Legendary, JUNGFTAK and Blood Tree Literature. Her spoken word piece for the short dance film Shaping Scars was selected for LA Dance Short Film Festival, TIFF, Korea Film Festival, L Fest & Flatlands Dance Film Festival in 2017. In 2022, Fern won First Prize in the Kent & Sussex Poetry Competition with her poem "I Still Dream About My Ex Lovers." She is also the author of The Art of Shutting Up, Pendulum and The Trouble With Love (from Trouble, With Love).
Fern struggles with depression after the breakup of her first relationship with a lesbian. This leads her to discover the astrological phenomenon of Saturn's Return, prompting her to write the story of her life to understand the lessons she has failed to learn that are keeping her from true fulfilment. Seven Women of Saturn explores relationships from the perspective of a young identified lesbian chasing straight, unattainable women, eventually tracing these impulses to their roots in childhood. It asks: Can unhealthy patterns be unlearned in the retelling of our stories?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Fern Flourentzou is the founder & publisher of Write Bloody UK. She first discovered her gift for poetry when using alchemy on grief, and her poems can be found in Belleville Park Pages, The Legendary, JUNGFTAK and Blood Tree Literature. Her spoken word piece for the short dance film Shaping Scars was selected for LA Dance Short Film Festival, TIFF, Korea Film Festival, L Fest & Flatlands Dance Film Festival in 2017. In 2022, Fern won First Prize in the Kent & Sussex Poetry Competition with her poem "I Still Dream About My Ex Lovers." She is also the author of The Art of Shutting Up, Pendulum and The Trouble With Love (from Trouble, With Love).