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Ascend Ascend was written in and out of trance states secluded in a 100-year-old church tower. Equally Walt Whitman and Maggot Brain, this book documents the ecstatic destruction of the self through its union with the divine.
About the author
Janaka Stucky is a mystic poet, performer, and founding editor of the award-winning press, Black Ocean. In 2015 Jack White's Third Man Records launched a new publishing imprint, Third Man Books, and chose Janaka's full-length poetry collection, "The Truth Is We Are Perfect," as their inaugural title. Other books include "Your Name Is The Only Freedom," and "The World Will Deny It For You." He has performed in over 60 cities around the world and his poems have appeared in such journals as Denver Quarterly, Fence and North American Review, and his articles have been published by The Huffington Post and The Poetry Foundation. He is also a two-time National Haiku Champion. More at janakastucky.com.
Pam Grossman is the host of
The Witch Wave podcast and author of
Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power.
Summary
Ascend Ascend was written in and out of trance states secluded in a 100-year-old church tower. Equally Walt Whitman and Maggot Brain, this book documents the ecstatic destruction of the self through its union with the divine.
Foreword
*First confirmed blurbs include Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin and Peter Maravalis from City Lights Books. More to come.
* Ascend Ascend is poet Janaka Stucky's second book for Third Man Books. His first book THE TRUTH IS WE ARE PERFECT sold over 2000 copies and continues to sell.
* First run of Ascend Ascend will be 5000
*Janaka Stucky is also owner/editor/founder of the respect, small poetry press Black Ocean.
* He is the editor of the journal Handsome.
* In 2010 he was voted "Boston's Best Poet" in the Boston Phoenix.
*Ascend Ascend is a book length, ecstatic poem heavily steeped in occult and jewish mysticism.
* An excellent live performer, Janaka will be touring the US, UK, and Europe.
* Written over the course of twenty days, coming in and out of trance states brought on by intermittent fasting and somatic rituals while secluded in the tower of a 100-year-old church, Ascend Ascend is equal parts Walt Whitman and Maggot Brain, documenting the ecstatic destruction of the self.
*The Introduction will be written by writer, teacher, respected occultist Pam Grossman whose work has been featured in Artforum, The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Art in America. She is the curator of Phantasmaphile and also host of the Witch Wave podcast
* The cover art will be illustrated by Aaron Horkey who has done work for bands such as Isis and The Melvins. He is the owner/curator of thevacvvm.com. His Instagram has over 194k followers.
