Incantations

by Wade German

The flexibility of poetry - despite its apparent deep subjectivity - seems endless and the poetry of terror and fantasy is a great example of this. The visionary focus, the power of synesthesia, the stylized structure of the verses, all these elements of horror poetry, a strange fruit of metaphysical poetry, seem to expand the already exhausted possibilities of the horror narrative. In this sense, Wade German can be considered one of the most extraordinary authors of this still little explored territory of poetry. Thus, Raphus Press proudly presents the bilingual edition (Portuguese and English) of German's poetry, entitled Incantations. A toxic volume of horror poetry and occultism, which often comes much closer to Baudelaire than Lovecraft.
This magnificent volume of strange poetry would be deserves a great facade: a hardcover edition printed on the Forma Certa printshop with great papers and excellent print quality.

48 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2020

Reviews

[Jeff · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent hardcover collection of ten poems drawn from Wade German's debut collection Dreams from a Black Nebula. So if you have that book, there's nothing new here, other than the beautiful physical presentation of the volume. Raphus Press has done a great job of selecting tarot-inspired illustrations to accompany the verses, and the resulting combination of poems and accompanying visuals is top-notch.