{"product_id":"thirteen-nocturnes-paperback-2","title":"Thirteen Nocturnes - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOliver Sheppard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining lush Gothic lyricism with postmodern experimentation, Oliver Sheppard's second collection of verse, \u003ci\u003eThirteen Nocturnes\u003c\/i\u003e, presents a nightmare vision of a world in the grip of apocalypse and shadow-a world where \"a nighttime of years never-ending\" becomes \"a darkness severe and unbending,\" and where life is relentlessly \"gathered up against the towering shadow of decay.\" Taking cues from the dark Romanticism of Poe, the decadent Symbolism of Baudelaire, and the apocalyptic tradition of William Blake-as well as the existential doominess of 20th century cosmic horror-Oliver Sheppard's \u003ci\u003eThirteen Nocturnes\u003c\/i\u003e presents a verse vision of collapse, announcing a cold poetics of disintegration in the new dark age of the Anthropocene. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThirteen Nocturnes\u003c\/i\u003e was a Finalist for the 2020 Elgin Award for Best Full-Length Poetry Collection. In 2018, \u003ci\u003eThirteen Nocturnes\u003c\/i\u003e earned a spot on the Bram Stoker Awards Preliminary Ballot for Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection, securing a place on the Bram Stoker Awards Recommended Reading List. Four poems from \u003ci\u003eThirteen Nocturnes\u003c\/i\u003e were accorded \"Recommended\" status in Ellen Datlow's BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR, Vol. 11 (2019). \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Oliver Sheppard is a major new voice in the genre of macabre poetry. Sheppard is also an impeccable craftsman. [\u003ci\u003eThirteen Nocturnes\u003c\/i\u003e contains] many poems of uniformly high craftsmanship, not to mention creativity. These are very dark poems indeed, and very inventive in their celebration of darkness and the macabre. As expressed on the back cover, this volume does in fact announce a 'cold poetics of the macabre in the new dark age of the Anthropocene, ' emphasis on that '\u003ci\u003epo\u003c\/i\u003e, ' if not \u003ci\u003ePoe\u003c\/i\u003e himself.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -Donald Sidney-Fryer, \u003ci\u003eSpectral Realms \u003c\/i\u003e(June, 2021) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThirteen Nocturnes\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent collection of mostly gothic poetry, illustrated with appropriately moody photography and art.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -Ellen Datlow, editor, \u003ci\u003eBest Horror of the Year, Vol. 11\u003c\/i\u003e (2019)\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThirteen Nocturnes\u003c\/i\u003e is gothic in every sense of the word; from the writing style, the themes, to Oliver's own influences. Without a doubt, this bountiful collection raises the bar for contemporary gothic poetry. It's so rare in this day and age to find poetry written in such a sophisticated and profound manner. Sheppard combines a down-to-earth modernism with an old school style which makes for a fanciful and unique experience for the reader.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -Sar Blackthorn, \u003ci\u003eCVLT Nation \u003c\/i\u003e(2018) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"What I appreciated most in \u003ci\u003eThirteen Nocturnes\u003c\/i\u003e was Sheppard's ability to evoke feelings associated with night, darkness, and solitude. They also evoked memories. I appreciate any form of art that can tap into my thoughts and feelings and Sheppard obviously has that ability.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -Kurt Morris, \u003ci\u003eRazorcake\u003c\/i\u003e (Dec., 2018) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Reading Sheppard's poetry is a little like listening to a conversation between Nietzsche and William Blake during a showing of Peckinpah's Cross of Iron. Using a wide range of forms and cultural references, Sheppard illustrates the human condition in ways that take as much account of its absence as its presence... Given the chance, Sheppard will lead you down dark and unfamiliar paths, to moments of weird beauty.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -\u003ci\u003efrom the foreword by John Foster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriter and poet Oliver Sheppard was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and currently lives in Texas. He is not an Irish sculptor. Thirteen Nocturnes is his second collection of verse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 258\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47351686398201,"sku":"9781978331204","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/OVpkc3g5MU9DTUc4Z1kxM0c1YkVwQT09_24cc1234-4ad2-4bca-adfd-7e0f36188a93.webp?v=1769800777","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/thirteen-nocturnes-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}