| Title | : | The Gods Are Dead |
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| ISBN | : | 1937739775 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781937739775 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 98 |
| Publication | : | First published July 9, 2015 |
"As interest in the tarot resurges, we're reminded that its significance has stood the test of time. The Gods Are Dead is an exquisite work that breathes a contemporary light into these symbols that have been reimagined for centuries. A must-read for those interested in the occult and the arts."
-Dallas Athent, author of Bushwick Nightz
“These are poems of ritual and sacrifice, where ethereal meaning gets rightfully dismembered and earthy truths read. The Gods Are Dead invokes the rich symbolism of Tarot with lyrical precision, and lends a creative myth to consciousness. Joanna C. Valente writes with the kind of raw energy we all wish we could channel into life.”
-Lucas Hunt, author of Lives and Light on the Concrete
"Joanna C. Valente's The Gods Are Dead positions anyone who opens it as both reader and journey-making querent. Those who immerse themselves in Valente's words will find a mashup of the sacred and profane, filled with longing and fear, that manages to injure as well as delight. The revered, archetypal symbols and personalities of the Tarot's Major Arcana are subverted into recognizable, conflicted characters and narratives: the unfathomable gods may be dead, but in Valente's hands these distressed identities and their stories live on."
- Fox Frazier-Foley, author of Exodus in X Minor and The Hydromantic Histories
The Gods Are Dead Reviews
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It was such a treat to meet Joanna Valente in person at AWP#16 Los Angeles. She is so radiant, and her collection from Deadly Chaps, complete with illustrations by Ted Chevalier, covers the wide range of her unique interpretation/inspiration from the Tarot, but in Valente's own mixture of both the sacred and profane, mythology invoking deeper symbolisms, and a inquisitive, raw energy that makes these poems and narratives pop. Another great book, with Joseph Quintela at the helm of Deadly Chaps.
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Killer book. Saw the poet read at an event in Brooklyn and was floored by the words and the delivery. An exceptional poet; an exceptional collection.
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I'm not always certain what I'm supposed to get from it, but the words are beautiful.
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i'll have a way better review and idea of what was being said once i come at this again later with a better mindset. it was good though. 4.5 stars
