Fistful of Flowers by Joshua Jones & Caitlin Flood-Molyneux

£9.00 - £15.00

Fistful of Flowers is the culmination of a two-year project during the Coronavirus pandemic. Joshua Jones' cut-up, found poetry is responded to by Caitlin Flood-Molyneux's abstract collage artworks.

Released July 21st, 2022
A5, 52 pages of poetry and art on recycled, uncoated paper.

BOOK BLURB:

Joshua Jones found two books, one on British boxing champions and on nature, abandoned in a phone box, in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic. Chapters from these books were cut-up and instinctively pieced together, as a therapeutic way for the poet to explore — and find — his own masculinity, queerness and desire. These poems, accompanied by art from Caitlin Flood-Molyneux, explore themes of toxic masculinity, repressed intention, and the queer eroticism of contact sports.

Fistful of Flowers is a collage of queer intentions and expression, searching the space between physical contact and emotional need.

BIO'S:

Joshua Jones (he/him) is a queer, autistic writer and artist from Llanelli, South Wales. His poetry has been published by Broken Sleep Books, Poetry Wales, Babel Tower Notice Board and more. He has been commended by the Poetry Society. His debut short story collection, Local Fires, is published Autumn 2023 by Parthian.
Twitter: @nothumanhead
Instagram: @joshuajoneswrites
Website: www.ermose.com

Caitlin Flood-Molyneux (she/they) is an artist from Pembrokeshire, mainly working in paint and collage. Their art has been exhibited in the UK, New York, and beyond. They most recently exhibited at The Other Art Fair in London, presented by Saatchi. They live in Aberdare with their wife and dog.
Instagram: @floodmolyneuxart
Website: www.floodmolyneuxart.com

Joshua and Caitlin are both members of
On Your Face Collective, and have exhibited together as part of the group exhibition, Queer Reflections, at the Glynn Vivian art gallery in Swansea.
Instagram: @onyourfacecollective
Website: www.onyourfacecollective.org