From the Lost Land: Schizo-Poem - Paperback

by André Spears (Author)

André Spears's seriously comic proto-sci-fi epic From the Lost Land collects and expands several shorter books like Fragments of Mu and Nexus of Evil in a veritable life work. At times seeming to channel poet Ed Dorn's surgical humor, Gilles Deleuze's mind-bending philosophy, and the magic-driven science fiction of film and book, it takes the reader on an expansive journey through time and space and altered awareness. Its two-column format develops story and aberrantly exciting quotes that compete for our attention. Weaving in and out of historic references and deeply astute cultural critique, this 512 page work stands alone as a singular expression of prophetic mind in our vexed time, embodying humor, insight, and multiple dimensions--a singularly unique schizo-poem.

Author Biography

André Spears was born and grew up in New York City, where he and his wife raised their family. He holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature; his field of study concerned the emergence of "deep time" and the historical impact of archaeological discovery on the field of literature. He has served as a board member at Poets House in NYC, is the co-founder of the Gloucester Writers Center in Gloucester, MA, and the former director of the Maud/Olson library (now at the Cape Ann Museum); he was also a senior editor at the now-archived website "Dispatches from the Poetry Wars."