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A.X. Salvo

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Poetry, Romance, Horror

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A.X. Salvo's writings and art have appeared in USA Today, MISC, Studio Visit Magazine, Bete Noir, The Adroit Journal, and The Anthologist. Salvo is also the recipient of a Vermont Studio Center grant for Poetry.

Read what people have said about Salvo's collection of dark love poetry, The Muse of Love and Pain:

"Visually intoxicating, the imagery is vivid and tastefully off-kilter."

"The poet writes about passion so vividly that you feel his pain with every word. I highly recommend this collection!"

"Touching...I love how each poem reveals different emotions and journeys that I found myself forgetting where I was at that moment."

"The characters are dark, yet devoted; destructive, yet alive and passionate."

"In 'The Muse of Love and Pain', we ar A.X. Salvo's writings and art have appeared in USA Today, MISC, Studio Visit Magazine, Bete Noir, The Adroit Journal, and The Anthologist. Salvo is also the recipient of a Vermont Studio Center grant for Poetry.

Read what people have said about Salvo's collection of dark love poetry, The Muse of Love and Pain:

"Visually intoxicating, the imagery is vivid and tastefully off-kilter."

"The poet writes about passion so vividly that you feel his pain with every word. I highly recommend this collection!"

"Touching...I love how each poem reveals different emotions and journeys that I found myself forgetting where I was at that moment."

"The characters are dark, yet devoted; destructive, yet alive and passionate."

"In 'The Muse of Love and Pain', we are swept away into a dark, intimate journey of the search for the meaning and redemption in the very thing that haunts, torments and, for those willing to surrender entirely to it, consumes us all."

"A leap into the complex subconscious depths of our being..."

Love isn't just about euphoria; it can be angry, mad, destructive - even tragic. It involves every dimension of our being in infinite ways and degrees. We are attached to love because love is attached to everything. Blurring the lines of poetry and fiction, this blend of gothic verse and fable is an ode to anyone who has traveled through the darkest roads and deepest waters to find love.

This debut introduces readers to A.X. Salvo's strange collection of the most delicious elements of fantasy, horror and romance. We follow a familiar thread of near unrequited love. But this particular love is about an extraordinary being. In "The Intangible" she is a mourning mother, in "Harlequin" a lost lover, she is then reborn as a goddess with astounding power in the epic poem "The Muse of Love and Pain".

Salvo's influences range from the classical poets Milton, Poe, Keats, and Dickinson to contemporary writers Plath, Bukowski, Gaiman, and Anne Rice. He finds inspiration in surrealism and the works of artists such as Dali and Man Ray as well as graphic novelists James O' Barr (creator of "The Crow") and David Mack (creator of the "Kabuki" series). ...more

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	The Teeth Of The World Are Sharp: a haunting collection of art & poetry (Beautiful Shadows - Dark Poetry Series Book 1) by A.X. Salvo (Goodreads Author), B.B. Sunshine (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 81 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Muse of Love and Pain: a collection of dark poetry 3.90 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beautiful Shadows: An illustrated anthology of dark poetry by A.X. Salvo (Goodreads Author), Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Frost 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where I End And You Begin: a haunting collection of art & poetry (Beautiful Shadows - Dark Poetry Series Book 2) 3.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Muse of Love & Pain: a collection of dark poetry (Beautiful Shadows - Dark Poetry Series Book 3) by A.X. Salvo (Goodreads Author), B.B. Sunshine (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Fire Walk With Me [Volume One]: a collection of poetry, prose, and art really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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DEVOURED - NEW POETRY BOOK OUT NOW!

Christmas came early, my friends! Amazon must love me because they released my book much earlier than expected. As a thank you to my longtime fans, I decided to offer the book at a discounted price for a limited time.

DEVOURED is available now on Amazon for $7.99.

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