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Corpus Delicti: Selected Poetry
Corpus Selected Poetry is a collection of some of William Cook's best poetry from the past twenty years. Dark, macabre, and full of existential musings about life and death, these poems delve deep into the abyss of existence and modern life. Praise for Corpus “Psychology is the bleeding heart of the horror genre, and Cook’s poems enter into that dark realm of madness; poems shift and explore the processes of fragmented minds, becoming malleable and twisted. If we can work with the idea that poetry is not a thing, then we can adjust to the idea that the realm inside of a human mind cannot be completely defined or understood—not completely. We have psychology to quantify the chemical processes; if we can know everything that can possibly be known about the human mind, then we become predictable machines that fall into archetypal personalities. I would argue there is something at stake for our species if we can finally understand everything that possibly be understood about our minds; there are places we dare not look, and William Cook takes us there. If poetry can be anything at all, it can be truth, and truth is often too much for us to bear. Cook is never afraid to show us the origins of personal madness and terror, nor is he afraid to find the truths that we want to understand, but are afraid to.” – Vincenzo Bilof, Author of Visions of a Tremulous Man & The Violators
"Buy Corpus Delicti with confidence that you will have a year's worth of reading, joy and introspection. And if you come to read William Cook from his fictional work, then you are in for a treat. Fans of Blood Related can enjoy these little intellectual challenges to the mind in the same way we enjoyed Cook's toying with the line between fiction and nonfiction with his serial killers [...] The pulse of poetry is as strong as the poet's heart in this very large compilation of poems." – Anthony Servante, author of Killers and Ink Black, Blood Red & Death in the City of AKA EAST LOS."William Cook - writer, poet, artist, editor. This talented man has no illusions about the horror that is human nature. His exploration of torture, murder and mayhem combines the scientific precision of a scientist dissecting a specimen with the creative flair of a sculptor working with words. Something tells me that he is just getting started, and we'll be seeing a lot more of his dark crafts in the future." – Anna Taborska, author of For Those Who Dream Monsters, director of The Rain Has Stopped, Ela, The Sin, My Uprising, and A Fragment of Being.
"Buy Corpus Delicti with confidence that you will have a year's worth of reading, joy and introspection. And if you come to read William Cook from his fictional work, then you are in for a treat. Fans of Blood Related can enjoy these little intellectual challenges to the mind in the same way we enjoyed Cook's toying with the line between fiction and nonfiction with his serial killers [...] The pulse of poetry is as strong as the poet's heart in this very large compilation of poems." – Anthony Servante, author of Killers and Ink Black, Blood Red & Death in the City of AKA EAST LOS."William Cook - writer, poet, artist, editor. This talented man has no illusions about the horror that is human nature. His exploration of torture, murder and mayhem combines the scientific precision of a scientist dissecting a specimen with the creative flair of a sculptor working with words. Something tells me that he is just getting started, and we'll be seeing a lot more of his dark crafts in the future." – Anna Taborska, author of For Those Who Dream Monsters, director of The Rain Has Stopped, Ela, The Sin, My Uprising, and A Fragment of Being.
216 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 29, 2016
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About the author
William Cook
32 books94 followersWilliam Cook was born and raised in New Zealand and is the author of the popular Psychological Thriller, 'Blood Related.' He is also the author of two non-fiction books: 'Gaze Into The Abyss: The Poetry of Jim Morrison' and 'Secrets of Best-Selling Self-Published Authors.'
He has also written many short stories that have appeared in anthologies and has authored two short-story collections ('Dreams of Thanatos' & 'Death Quartet') and two collections of poetry ('Journey: the search for something' & 'Corpus Delicti'). William writes Psychological Thrillers mostly, but also dabbles in Horror Fiction and, more recently, Non-Fiction.
He is currently hard at work on a sequel to his Psychological Thriller, 'Blood Related,' a second volume of 'Secrets of Best-Selling Self-Published Authors' and an exciting new Pulp Thriller Series all due out in 2016. Stay tuned!
William loves to stay in touch with his readers and interact on social media. You can find him via the following links:
Email: williamcookauthor@gmail.com
Twitter: @williamcook666
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WilliamCookW...
Grab a free copy of William's 250 pg collection, 'Dreams of Thanatos.' Sign up now for the VIP newsletter at: http://williamcookwriter.com/p/subscr... (just copy and paste into your browser).
His work has been praised by Graham Masterton, Joe McKinney, Billie Sue Mosiman, Anna Taborska, Rocky Wood and many other notable writers and editors. William is also the editor of the anthology 'Fresh Fear: Contemporary Horror,' published by James Ward Kirk Fiction.
Member of the Australian Horror Writers Association, SpecFicNZ & the SFFANZ.
"This man is simply scary. There is both a clinical thoroughness and a heartfelt emotional thoroughness to his writing. He manages to shock as well as empathize, to scare as well as acclimatize, yet beneath it all is a well read intelligence that demands to be engaged. I loved Blood Related. Ordinarily I hate serial killer stories, but William Cook won me over. He is a unique and innovative talent."
- Joe McKinney, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Flesh Eaters and Dog Days
"William Cook tells a gruesome story with a sense of authenticity that makes you question with considerable unease if it really is fiction, after all."
- Graham Masterton, author of The Manitou and Descendant
He has also written many short stories that have appeared in anthologies and has authored two short-story collections ('Dreams of Thanatos' & 'Death Quartet') and two collections of poetry ('Journey: the search for something' & 'Corpus Delicti'). William writes Psychological Thrillers mostly, but also dabbles in Horror Fiction and, more recently, Non-Fiction.
He is currently hard at work on a sequel to his Psychological Thriller, 'Blood Related,' a second volume of 'Secrets of Best-Selling Self-Published Authors' and an exciting new Pulp Thriller Series all due out in 2016. Stay tuned!
William loves to stay in touch with his readers and interact on social media. You can find him via the following links:
Email: williamcookauthor@gmail.com
Twitter: @williamcook666
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WilliamCookW...
Grab a free copy of William's 250 pg collection, 'Dreams of Thanatos.' Sign up now for the VIP newsletter at: http://williamcookwriter.com/p/subscr... (just copy and paste into your browser).
His work has been praised by Graham Masterton, Joe McKinney, Billie Sue Mosiman, Anna Taborska, Rocky Wood and many other notable writers and editors. William is also the editor of the anthology 'Fresh Fear: Contemporary Horror,' published by James Ward Kirk Fiction.
Member of the Australian Horror Writers Association, SpecFicNZ & the SFFANZ.
"This man is simply scary. There is both a clinical thoroughness and a heartfelt emotional thoroughness to his writing. He manages to shock as well as empathize, to scare as well as acclimatize, yet beneath it all is a well read intelligence that demands to be engaged. I loved Blood Related. Ordinarily I hate serial killer stories, but William Cook won me over. He is a unique and innovative talent."
- Joe McKinney, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Flesh Eaters and Dog Days
"William Cook tells a gruesome story with a sense of authenticity that makes you question with considerable unease if it really is fiction, after all."
- Graham Masterton, author of The Manitou and Descendant
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December 16, 2016
Just finished reading ‘Corpus Delicti: Selected Poetry’ by William Cook. I am not usually a reader of poetry (but that’s a bit of an oxymoron, as I see all written word as some sort of poetry)...having said that, this book has changed my mind about picking up “books of poetry” in the future, I will gladly read more. To read anything by William Cook is to enter a world of darkness, depravity and the danse macabre...it’s a joy to be taken to the farthest reaches of someone’s imagination in such an artist way as this. This is not my first read by this author, that is why I took the chance and bought a copy, because I knew from his past works, that I was in for some inspiring and edge of the seat experiences. I’ve said in past reviews of his work that it’s like reading poetry and the pages come alive. Well in this case it actually happens. Some people can explain things in a more clinical or professional way, but I just want to say as a reader, his books take me beyond my own mind's limits of reality and it’s a pleasure to read his work. I look forward to many more hours of reading and looking back at this book from time to time.
Borrowed this from Amazon:
“Psychology is the bleeding heart of the horror genre, and Cook’s poems enter into that dark realm of madness; poems shift and explore the processes of fragmented minds, becoming malleable and twisted. If we can work with the idea that poetry is not a thing, then we can adjust to the idea that the realm inside of a human mind cannot be completely defined or understood—not completely. We have psychology to quantify the chemical processes; if we can know everything that can possibly be known about the human mind, then we become predictable machines that fall into archetype-personalities. I would argue there is something at stake for our species if we can finally understand everything that possibly be understood about our minds; there are places we dare not look, and William Cook takes us there. If poetry can be anything at all, it can be truth, and truth is often too much for us to bear. Cook is never afraid to show us the origins of personal madness and terror, nor is he afraid to find the truths that we want to understand, but are afraid to.”
- Vincenzo Bilof, Author of Visions of a Tremulous Man & The Violators
Borrowed this from Amazon:
“Psychology is the bleeding heart of the horror genre, and Cook’s poems enter into that dark realm of madness; poems shift and explore the processes of fragmented minds, becoming malleable and twisted. If we can work with the idea that poetry is not a thing, then we can adjust to the idea that the realm inside of a human mind cannot be completely defined or understood—not completely. We have psychology to quantify the chemical processes; if we can know everything that can possibly be known about the human mind, then we become predictable machines that fall into archetype-personalities. I would argue there is something at stake for our species if we can finally understand everything that possibly be understood about our minds; there are places we dare not look, and William Cook takes us there. If poetry can be anything at all, it can be truth, and truth is often too much for us to bear. Cook is never afraid to show us the origins of personal madness and terror, nor is he afraid to find the truths that we want to understand, but are afraid to.”
- Vincenzo Bilof, Author of Visions of a Tremulous Man & The Violators
December 13, 2016
Dystopian words of wit
I write poetry myself, and am always looking for well written poetry. I found it in this. I will be going back often to reread a few of these. Very enjoyable poetry.
I write poetry myself, and am always looking for well written poetry. I found it in this. I will be going back often to reread a few of these. Very enjoyable poetry.
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