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The Funeral Colony

Excited to announce the publication of THE FUNERAL COLONY.

It’s my first collection of poetry since THIRTEEN NOCTURNES. It’s taken several years to write, but after abortive first and second (and third, and fourth…) attempts, and years of revision, and going back to the drawing board more than a few times—it’s here.

The Funeral Colony contains 83 poems across 330 pages. It’ll be offered in two editions with different covers. (See below.)

I’ll have copies on hand to sell by Friday, July 25. It’s done at the printers and en route. I’ll post more details here by next Friday.


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The Funeral Colony, update no. 2

Just got this advance copy in. Will be sending out copies within the next two weeks to anyone who helped out.

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Published on July 15, 2025 23:37 Tags: dark-poems, dark-poetry, funeral-colony, oliver-sheppard, the-funeral-colony

Substack post about The Funeral Colony

Check out my Substack here to see the first poem in my new collection, The Funeral Colony. The poem is titled "The Certain Knowledge of Final Things and The Motive Force of Fire" and it's the first of 84 poems in the collection.

My Substack is the better place to go, in fact, if you want to keep up with blog posts from me. Check out https://substack.com/@oliversheppard.

And, of course, THE FUNERAL COLONY can be ordered here, at TheFuneralColony.com.

--Oliver S.

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