About The Author – selina

About the Author

Selina Duggins has been writing poetry for as long as she can remember. To her, words are more than lines on a page; they are lifelines. Through poetry, she has found a way to process the beauty, chaos, and stillness of life.

Turning forty became a moment of reflection for Selina, giving her a chance to look back on the challenges and triumphs that shaped her voice. It is this reflective honesty that makes her work stand out: she is unafraid to write about grief, vulnerability, and pain, while also celebrating resilience, healing, and hope.

Her creative spirit is nourished by many sources: the turning leaves of autumn, the pastel calm of nature, the transformative power of music, theatre, and literature, and the magic of fantasy films. Yet her greatest inspiration often comes from fleeting, ordinary moments, a word, a glance, or a silence that sparks reflection.

For Selina, poetry is more than art; it is therapy, renewal, and truth. Each poem becomes a record of resilience, a mirror of her own journey, and an offering of hope for others.

Pleasure and Pain, But Always Hope marks her debut poetry collection, but it also serves as a promise: that no matter what we face, the sun will always rise again.

About the Author

Selina Duggins has been writing poetry for as long as she can remember. To her, words are more than lines on a page; they are lifelines. Through poetry, she has found a way to process the beauty, chaos, and stillness of life.

Turning forty became a moment of reflection for Selina, giving her a chance to look back on the challenges and triumphs that shaped her voice. It is this reflective honesty that makes her work stand out: she is unafraid to write about grief, vulnerability, and pain, while also celebrating resilience, healing, and hope.

Her creative spirit is nourished by many sources: the turning leaves of autumn, the pastel calm of nature, the transformative power of music, theatre, and literature, and the magic of fantasy films. Yet her greatest inspiration often comes from fleeting, ordinary moments, a word, a glance, or a silence that sparks reflection.

For Selina, poetry is more than art; it is therapy, renewal, and truth. Each poem becomes a record of resilience, a mirror of her own journey, and an offering of hope for others.

Pleasure and Pain, But Always Hope marks her debut poetry collection, but it also serves as a promise: that no matter what we face, the sun will always rise again.