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Thorns: A Book of Poems
“And when you find yourself bleeding upon the thorns of these poems, when you find yourself drinking in their nectar and recognizing the taste of it in the back of your throat, you will come to understand that each of us, the poet and the reader, measure out our time in blood, in every pulse and quickened heartbeat of terror and of love.”
A poisoned bouquet of 21 deadly poems by the author of “The Feast of the Innocents,” each studded with the dark, glittering facets of love, death, and desire. Breathe in the scent of love when fixated upon its object to the point of adoration in the ballad-like “Love Has Made of Me a Bird” or the obsessive reverence of “The Allegory of Love,” but take caution lest you draw blood on the razor thorns of “Bluebeard” in which a killer makes confession or of “Domitius” in which the cruelty of love is revealed in all its dark, twisted splendor. Also featuring a translation of Charles Baudelaire’s chilling poem “Le Revenant.”
A poisoned bouquet of 21 deadly poems by the author of “The Feast of the Innocents,” each studded with the dark, glittering facets of love, death, and desire. Breathe in the scent of love when fixated upon its object to the point of adoration in the ballad-like “Love Has Made of Me a Bird” or the obsessive reverence of “The Allegory of Love,” but take caution lest you draw blood on the razor thorns of “Bluebeard” in which a killer makes confession or of “Domitius” in which the cruelty of love is revealed in all its dark, twisted splendor. Also featuring a translation of Charles Baudelaire’s chilling poem “Le Revenant.”
48 pages, ebook
Published May 1, 2026
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May 7, 2026
Always been a sucker for gothic poetry!
There’s some real gems in this collection, but my favorites are The Saint, Lover’s Ghost, Bluebeard, and Domitius! Some beautifully eerie verses here!
Harker commands words with a mix of beautifully dark emotions. I felt heartbreak, dread, longing, rage, and other heavy feelings. Wonderful stuff!
There’s some real gems in this collection, but my favorites are The Saint, Lover’s Ghost, Bluebeard, and Domitius! Some beautifully eerie verses here!
Harker commands words with a mix of beautifully dark emotions. I felt heartbreak, dread, longing, rage, and other heavy feelings. Wonderful stuff!
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