{"product_id":"where-the-flowers-grow-alex-vellis-9781608643998","title":"Where the Flowers Grow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere the Flowers Grow\u003c\/em\u003e is a metamorphosis of the queer experience. These poems explore themes of gay, bisexual, and straight relationships, in all their forms and catalysts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold through the lens of ergodic literature, short stories, and poetry, this collection is a journey of self-discovery, liminality, and ultimately hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix years in the making, the book harnesses a range of different experiences, heartbreaks, and tragedies, finally finding the chance to bloom into something beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlex Vellis\u003c\/strong\u003e (they\/them) is a Greek-British artist specialising in poetry and installation. They hold an MA in Creative Writing and are an Open School East alumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVellis's work questions liminality, ergodic literature, the benthic, identity, place, and presentation. Their practice focuses on the process rather than the product, pulling away from typical artistic spaces to engage with more accessible areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlex has performed nationally and internationally as a poet, in cities such as Paris, London, Oxford, Valletta, and Tallinn. Their work as artists, both individually and as part of a collective, has been displayed in Dunkirk, Canterbury, Margate, and Cambridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to performance and installation work, Vellis delivers lectures at universities and festivals on events production, being a working-class artist, and poetry in the broader sphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir previous book, \u003cem\u003eThe Last Bird On The Balcony\u003c\/em\u003e, was published in June 2025 through Apoetical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Vellis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1608643999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781608643998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebel Satori Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.50w x 0.25d","brand":"Alex Vellis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440600559871,"sku":"9781608643998","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e72775e8-bcb5-4ae2-8609-70736a48f7af.jpg?v=1777183531","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/where-the-flowers-grow-alex-vellis-9781608643998","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}