Invoking the tempestuous spirit of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, Wheel of Light traverses uncharted realms of prosperous growth & devastated wastes, in observance of ancient rituals & awakening gods. This four-part selection of suspenseful, animistic poetry & art captures the turning of seasons through glimpses of esoteric rites, uncanny incidents, & frenzied visions of upheaval and unrest. James Rance’s first poetry collection pays homage to preceding literary movements of surrealism & imagism, while cultivating a bold style distinct from modernist traditions. Permeated by awe & unease, this amalgam of creative work blends the monumental & minute, the primitive & ethereal, the mystical & the miasmic, delving into an immense mythos of cyclical cataclysm & rebirth.
Order a signed copy or bundle with James' debut pamphlet Bagworm (Greenteeth Press, 2020).
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80 pages, A5
ISBN: 978-1-8381789-5-6
Cover art by James Rance
Published July 2023
