Part of Women Are Some Kind of Magic
First published 2019
The mermaid has been cast as a destroyer, her song blamed for pulling sailors beneath the waves. But these stories mask deeper truths about survival and recovery. Amanda Lovelace strips away the myths to reveal what lies underneath. This collection moves from ocean depths to celestial heights, charting a path through pain toward healing. The poems explore how women find their voices after others try to steal them away. Lovelace transforms the mermaid from temptress to survivor, showing how silence becomes song again. The journey spans water and sky, moving through stages of escape and restoration. Each poem builds toward reclaiming what was taken. The mermaid speaks again, and her voice carries new power.
Genres: mythology, literary-fiction, collections, feminism, contemporary, poetry
Vibes: empowering, intimate, introspective, lyrical, thought-provoking, transformative
Tropes: found-voice, myth-deconstruction, reclaiming-agency, transformation-arc
Setting: ocean, celestial-heights
210 pages · ebook
Content warnings: abuse, emotional-abuse