Spectral Horse Poems No. 5

Poems about the march of life and death, in war, on the freeways, at the end of earthly things, and beyond. Also musings on the professional lives of barbers, the proclamations of angels, and arguments for the existence of God. Includes the complete sci-fi verse novella, The Planet’s Tale, in 45 stanzas.

No. 5 in the Spectral Horse chapbook series from Simon Pole, author of The Saga Terminal City.

Poems included:

The Barber
Rags of Time
On The Morrow
Adoration
The Ranks of Angels
Scenes From A War
The Planet’s Tale
Astro-Zombies (1968)
Old Ghost Gather
Red Monkey
God of Moses
The Wrong-Way Driver

Bio

His mind corrupted by childhood exposure to horror movie matinees, but equally enthralled by the atmosphere of old churches, Simon Pole writes cosmic poetry from the location of Vancouver, British Columbia. A graduate of Harvard University, Simon has continued his studies of what is hidden in the dark. Writing is also in his blood, being the great-great-grandson of early Canadian poet Susie Drury.