Since she was a young girl, Minou Hexspoor has written furiously. When there weren't enough blank pages, she turned to the margins of books, school desks, exams, napkins, tablecloths, and even doors to keep the words flowing. In this debut collection of poems, Hexspoor shows the strong messages poetry can convey, through an honest and often times raw writing style.
In the first section of Acres of Love, "Yearning," a woman foresees the arrival of new love. The speaker is wistful and passionate. She recalls how this new romance has reawakened different parts of herself and reminded her of truths she has long forgotten.
"Quenching" shows the unbearable agony of passion the lovers feel for each other. Romance becomes fierce fixation and the connection between lust and love become complicated. In the midst of the fiery imagery and erotic moments come sweet, light breaths of fresh air.
If "Quenching" takes you to the heights of erotic pleasure and passion, "Untangling" forces you back down to earth. The speaker isn't as confident as she once was. Will this explosion of love last, or have the perfect moments already come and gone? The reader and writer will discover this together...
About the Author: Minou Hexspoor believes in the magic of stardust and writes at the edge of the personal and the fantastic. By the age of seven, she had already written twelve short stories.
At the age of twelve, Hexspoor submitted a poem to a contest sponsored by the World Poetry Day for Children. She was invited to read hers in her home country of the Netherlands. Since then, Hexspoor has crafted poems, short stories, journal entries, and novels on just about every surface in her home. She wrote in white paint on black doors and on her own exams in high school.
One subject Hexspoor returns to time and again is the ache of love. Her latest collection explores love in all its forms and the impact it has had on her life.
