To Drown As A Cure For Thirst

Description

Blake Auden is a poet, writer and artist living in Brighton, UK and has published four previous poetry collections: Tell the Birds She’s Gone, Beekeeper, The Things We Leave Behind, and Murmuration.

Blake won the Button Poetry 2020 Short Form Prize and has been featured by the likes of The Mirror, The Bookseller, Economic Times, The Good Quote, Thought Catalog, and numerous others.

Growing up with a father in the military, Blake began reading war poetry from an early age, where he became fascinated with the ability of prose to capture both deeply traumatic and cathartic experiences. Blake’s work now focuses on loss, heartbreak and mental health.

Reader Praise (Murmuration)

“One of the best poetry books I’ve read so far. Emotional, strong, raw, sometimes hard and always truthful.”

“I’d been following Blake on Instagram for ages and was always moved by the snippets of his poetry he shares on there. The book has so much more of this beautiful writing.”

“There are few words to justifiably describe the treasure of this collection and I don’t wish to offer descriptions that are not all encompassing . So I just say , I am in awe of the mind of Blake Auden . A master beyond just ink and paper.”