Rag Argonauts

by Alan Morrison

In Alan Morrison's twelfth volume of poetry, disparate and desperate characters across various time periods, classical to modern, real—20th c. Ukrainian clairvoyant Helena Blavatsky, Swedish artist and mystic Hilma af Klint, pioneering Slovakian psychiatrist Viktor Tausk, Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, trans-Atlantic poets T.S. Eliot and W.H. Auden—and less real—Harpies-persecuted Phineus of Greek mythology transposed as a benefit claimant preyed upon by the Department for Work and Pensions, demure spinster Regina Green, death-tempted poet Parry Amphlett, and a Stochastic Parrot capable of sentient thought—navigate passages through ragged waters as randomly gathered 'rag argonauts'.

148 pages, Hardcover

Published April 24, 2024