Vampire Literacy On Rise In British Columbia

Bloodsucker Pens Poetrybook, Proves Point. What's Neck-st?

 

TRANSYLVANIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA [SDP] -- In the vein of poetry [no pun intended] comes Blood Verse:  The Vampire As Poet, by Derek Clendening.  In Early and Late Romantic Writing Classes at Brock University, Derek hit upon the idea of combining poetic concepts—what is a poet, what does he do, and how does he see more clearly than others—with vampires and vampirism.  Coming to regard the vampire as a creative being, he envisioned new possibilities for the literary vampire.  Within these pages are poetic works that will take you beyond the stereotypes of the media—the movies, the novels, the nosferatu.  Marcia Borell did the illustrations and the cover.  Come turn these pages and see how the undead do it.

          But before you do, check out "Worm Race" by Michael Keshigian.  It follows this article.  Michael hopes you will remember his poem when you vote for your faves.

          And now:  to order a copy of Blood Verse, just click on the cover icon below.

 

 

 

Worm Race

by Michael Keshigian

He ran a race
against a worm,
though his circumstances
were not as dire
as the invertebrate
inching forward
to save its life,
slowly baking
on the hot tar surface.
His routine was a series
of dizzying quarter mile loops
performed for the sake of
competitive preparation,
but his soft brown opponent
raced against disaster.
He completed ten rotations
at various speeds,
while the invertebrate
undulated a distance
of about a foot,
but this crawler
crossed the finish line
before he did
and as a reward
he lifted the drying string
for a victory lap
then headed over
to the lush wet grass
outside the track
where he placed his rival
under the shower
of an automated sprinkler.