The Hour Wasp
by Jay Sheets, illustrated by Robyn Leigh Lear
Praise:
“If poetry is religion, The Hour Wasp is a sanctuary; a temple in which Sheets guides us to the altar. He gives us room enough to worship, seek absolution, or call forth ecstatic visions. Throughout he tries on the cloak of monk, prophet, and shaman, before settling effortlessly into the mantle of modern mystic. All of this feels as deliberate as the intricacies of each work…The Hour Wasp and what I will call its three phases because each one permeates the other – casts us in shadow, gibbous ray, then maximum incandescence.” – Claudine Cain, Black Elephant Lit
“Like reading through a dream.” – Ryann Crofoot
“I felt alive with every word, every sentence that I read. Mesmerising, lyrical poetry accompanied by beautiful artwork…This book is bursting, with emotions intertwined in creativity, at the seams. Raw, original, sophisticated, and yet the poetry rings with such candour. The writing style seems like that of the Romantic poets and offers a magical escape, a surreal transportation to our imaginations.” – Shelley D.
“Ethereal, has a life-altering impact.” – Korynne Michele
“This collection reads like the description of a dream in free verse. It’s almost as if someone tried to make poetry out of a surrealist painting.” –Andreea Martin, Infinite Text Journal
