A String of Black Pearls

by David Hosford

'A String of Black Pearls' is the first collection of poetry by David Hosford. This sequence of prose poems charts the 'landscape of the soul' as it confronts spiritual breakdown and presents a disturbing vision of the metaphysical world beneath the surface of existence. Weaving together themes of love, loss, beauty and horror, and addressing questions raised by Schopenhauer, Nietzsche and Wittgenstein, 'A String of Black Pearls' is a work of great depth and beauty.

137 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 31, 2003

About the author

David Hosford is the author of three volumes of poetry, A String of Black Pearls (2003), The Architecture of the Abyss (2020, 2024) and The Neon Sonnets (2025). Writing in a unique style and standing outside the mainstream of contemporary literature, he writes visionary poetry of great depth and beauty.