Lucia Dove

Lucia Dove

Lucia is a writer from Southend-on-Sea, living in the Netherlands. She is interested in ideas of heritage, memory, place and home. Her debut poetry pamphlet 'Say cucumber' was published in 2019 by Broken Sleep Books. Her latest book, 'VLOED', a work of creative nonfiction, will be published in May 2021 by Dunlin Press.

Lucia will launch her new book 'VLOED' at Estuary 2021 as part of An Unknown Earth on Sat 22 May. VLOED is a work of creative nonfiction. Comprising historical analysis, poetry and photography, the book explores the shared cultural memory and landscape between Essex and the Netherlands in relation to the North Sea Flood of 1953. The disaster, which left deep impressions at both local and national levels across the two places, is perceived here through the lenses of heritage, homesickness and decay.

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