Chosen Vanities

About the Book

Chosen Vanities is a collection of poems, mostly written between the summer months of 2011 and the dark beginnings of 2013. It is a freer and more personal work than All My Masks, and covers a broader range of themes, and while not afraid to gaze a while into the shadows there are moments of joy which shine all the brighter when set against the darker background behind. As a rule, the poems appear in reverse chronological order.

About the Author

Edward Rhodes currently lives in Patcham, to the north of his native city of Brighton and Hove. He began reading poetry to friends in pubs in the latter part of 2009, making his stage debut as a performance poet at Horseplay (then held in the Sanctuary Cella in Hove) at the end of March 2010. He is a member of the Church of Christ the King, at the Clarendon Centre, and is, at the time of writing, unmarried with no children.