Forthcoming on April 5, 2021
LADY SATURN
SECOND EDITION
"coming back to life. kicking up for air... you want to breathe. you want to hide, a butterfly crawling back into her cocoon. you want recovery to feel less gritty and raw."
Lady Saturn is an honest depiction of depression and an exploration of the self-blame, self-hatred, and lonesomeness of mental illness as Deglane journeys to uncover solace in self love, acceptance, and recovery.
Advanced Reviews
“Lady Saturn is a deeply moving collection of lyrical poetry wrestling with mental illness and loneliness. It is also, at its heart, about connection: to family, to friends, and most importantly, to the self. The journey is not easy. We travel through space, time, and dreams and there is a fierce longing at the core of such restlessness. The reader is asked to imagine a world beyond the pain and the trauma, to follow the speaker into dream-space and the realm of possibility and healing. But in the end it is not the world that transforms, it is the speaker who becomes ‘big as an ocean, strong as the tides.’”
-Catherine Garbinsky, author of Even Curses End
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“Anyone who is struggling with a mental illness and the sense of unbelonging in society must absolutely read Lady Saturn by Wanda Deglane. Lady Saturn is not only the perfect book to read on a sunny day by the seaside or curled up in a blanket to the pitter-patter of the rain, she is a friendly companion to those who feel like “a balloon lost in the blue”, a welcoming respite to those wearied souls tired of pretending to “feel colors in place of'' raw, earthy feelings, a gentle pillow to those seeking refuge of a “glowing pink fever dream” no matter how ephemeral. She cradles you like a downy cloud would and whispers ever so softly, you are hurting and you are mourning, but you are still whole and wholesome. She reassures you that it’s all going to be all right, even if the all right will feel strange and shaky at first.”
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-Nadia Gerassimenko, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Moonchild Magazine
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“‘Go to the water, to the light.’” Wanda Deglane’s brilliant and complex coming-of-age narrative, Lady Saturn, is a bright collection of poems examining the existence of the artist’s eternal-self. Exposing the intricacies and beauty of the human experience through vivid depictions of nature and its colossal forces, Deglane fascinates with her lyrical prose, guiding her audience through the intimate journey of dream-discovery and self-acceptance. Lady Saturn is a profound compilation of truths and a must-read in contemporary poetry.”
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- Effy Winter, author of Assia
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“Wanda Deglane’s writing continues to grow and bend with grace. In the second edition of Lady Saturn, Deglane highlights self awareness and turning trauma into poetic reflections. This collection is incredibly introspective, as she pushes the boundaries of how to capture such specific, yet universally felt emotions and experiences. The structure and form she writes from also provides the reader with an enjoyable and emotional journey reading the collection. Deglane writes a metaphor and story for every kind of person. I recommend Lady Saturn for all those who are curious of their own self awareness and shared experience. There is an endless array of takeaways within.”
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-Zane Frederick, author of (he)art. and i am tired of being a dandelion
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