WRITER • POET • PAINTER
BOOKS AND POEMS
Greta published three novels. Her poems have been published in many anthologies. The Shipping News is a recent volume of her work. She is also a prolific essayist, and her work can be found on academia.edu and liveencounters.net. She also runs the London Voices Poetry Group.
GODDESS OF THE FERTILE CRESCENT
ISBN: 978-1-83794-715-7
We are in the year 2450 BC in ancient Iraq. Two young women backpackers have decided to go on a journey to the city of Uruk in the south of the country. Rumour has it that a man called Gilgamesh has acquired fame and notoriety, especially among the women. They fear the weakening of their rights and position in society. The two women, Inanna and her friend Ninatta, feel confident that they can work out a cunning plan to thwart Gilgamesh’s rise to power. They have the blessing of Innana’s grandmother Ishtar.
EVE MEETS DANTE
ISBN-13: 978-1837945351
In Eve Meets Dante, Greta Sykes embarks on a captivating journey through time, weaving together the lives and legacies of extraordinary women from antiquity to the Renaissance. Inspired by Virginia Woolf's poignant reflections on the historical silence of women, Sykes explores the powerful stories of many figures.
The Intimacy of the Universe: Die Intimitat des Universums
ISBN-13: 978-0954948320
Published by London Voices in 2016, this is Great's first anthology containing poems in English and German. The volume discusses love, politics and the Envoindment in England and in Germany and since its publication, is more relevant than ever.
Unter verbranntem Himmel
ISBN-13:978-3945187388
Unter verbranntem Himmel is the German edition of Greta's first novel Under Charred Skies, an artistic approach that follows the life of Greta's mother: Lene is deeply involved in the cultural awakening of the arts and civil rights after Ww1 when the fateful Nazi tyranny tears her life apart. Betrayal and desolation almost destroy love and solidarity enjoyed by the women at the time.