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The poetry of C. S. Thompson evokes Film Noir and dark mysticism, a place of burned-out cities, collapsing civilizations and man-eating dreams. These poems paint the landscape of a world in decline, spinning out of the orbit of reason and into a nightmare.
City at the Edge of Night- Futuristic, horrific and dream-like visions; a strange internal world of powerful imagery drawn from everyday life, myth and the subconscious.
The Flowers of Evil- Charles Baudelaire's classic and controversial Flowers of Evil explored a poetic landscape of urban decadence and dark beauty. A new translation by C. S. Thompson.
Ghost Shadows- “Compose yourself. They’re closing in. And when they reach the city, There might be time for one last prayer...”
This False World- A posthumous collaboration between dark ambient composer David Douglas Thompson and his son, poet C.S. Thompson.
The Work Will Witness- A sonnet sequence in honor of Cicely Noel Thompson.
Stormrider- David Douglas Thompson, RIP. “The rider of a winter storm, the wolf Of wind and water and the wizard-king Of salt and spray, an alchemist of song...”
Prayers for Nothing- When myth incarnates in the waking world, the result can be a revelation. Explore the philosophy of Mythorealism, a new vision for the modern world- as sharp and flexible as tempered steel; as insightful as poetry. Poems and essays by CS Thompson.
All Roads Lead to Rome-
I’ve been to Mars and back, seen all the wonders.
The ice of space has melted in my hand.
I’ve dreamt in the Abyss, and I have wandered
Beyond the waking world to understand.
I’ve ridden every late night winter highway
And there is only one thing that I’ve learned-
Such things as grace cannot be kept forever.
Don’t wish for things that you could never earn.
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