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by Devon Gallant (Author)
Composed entirely on an Olympia typewriter, "S(tars) & M(agnets)" is an experimental 'book-of-poems' that blends shamanism, chaos magic, and eroticism through a method that is both concrete and lyrical, traditional and avant-garde. It harkens back to the Golden Age of early Modern poetry while simultaneously reaches relentlessly for the new and unsung. It abounds in contradictions--both visionary and cliche, simplistic and extravagant--revelling shamelessly in its nostalgic naivety and innocence while never wavering from its idiosyncratic ideal to stand as a monolith in honour of poetry as a Pure Art.
Author Biography
Devon Gallant is the author of 4 books of poetry, including most recently "S(tars) & M(agnets)." His work has appeared in a small smattering of literary publications both online and in print. In 2012, he travelled to Paris for nine months and was a frequent performer at the SpokenWordParis reading series where he debuted many of the poems from "S(tars) & M(agnets)." He has been called a performance poet enough times in his life that it must be true. He currently lives in Montreal.
