Exile and Kingdom Come: Elysium

(Paperback)

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

Composed over a period of 36 years, Exile and Kingdom Come represent a journey through the surreal, the metaphysical and the visionary extra-dimensional realms traveled by the author. A compilation of three complete works, the poems are peopled with the many women, men and children whom the author has shared his journey with. In these pages we encounter the buffalo, eagle, hawk and crow; clouds, crystals, rainbows and stars; neutrinos, anti-matter and hyperspace. We will meet figures out of myth; Persephone, Hercules, Diana and Venus. Like children listening to fairy tales, we must let these magical visions wash over us and open our dreaming minds. In precise and highly evocative language Gregory Wallace brings to life realms of vision and feeling well beyond ordinary logic or language and approaches the highly symbolic state of the dream and myth.With 129 poems and 13 original ink drawings, Exile and Kingdom Come is for the reader with an affinity for the surreal, the metaphysical and the speculative who is also open to experimental poetics. To fully engage, the reader must be imaginative, creative and possess an open mind and an open heart.

Author Bio

Gregory Wallace is a visionary poet and artist of long standing. He was active in the mail art scene in the 80s, and participated in international mail art exhibits and correspondence. He has organized and participated in numerous dada and surrealist events, such as Sky Event for John Lennon and Wild Bill Burroughs' Shooting Gallery. He was a founding editor of Oblivion Magazine. In recent years he has exhibited his paintings, collages and assemblages in art shows in the San Francisco Bay area. His artwork has been featured on the covers of Black Scat Review and Five 2 One Magazine, and his poetry has appeared in Black Scat Review, Atticus Review, Athena Incognito, BlazeVOX, Clockwise Cat, Five 2 One, Danse Macabre & Outsider Poetry.