Helen’s latest book, Stiletto Feminism for Beginners is her first full-length poetry collection in which she explores the female experience of sex, power, violence and body politics.

Marrying sensual love poems with searing commentary on the institutions that seek to diminish women, and their right to unapologetic self-expression, this book says what others dare not.

The poems in this volume are accompanied by exclusive portraits taken by photographer Andrew Douglas which complements Helen’s raw and potent imagery.

Whether acknowledging those who indulge in less-accepted corners of sexuality, including the BDSM and DDLG lifestyle, or squaring up to misogyny directly, Helen’s work remains unflinching throughout.

Please note, this book is a response to several deeply troubling headlines over the last two years and contains explicit language and reference to less-accepted corners of sexuality including the BDSM and LLDG lifestyle. If you’d like to sample some of the poems before purchasing the book, please listen to the performances of some sample poems here and download the full Stiletto Feminism for Beginners Press Pack

Available now at Waterstones, Walmart, Barnes & Noble and Amazon.

 

 

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