Spring arrived in the Northern hemisphere, and Wheelsong Books was busy constructing the next books in its sequence of premier quality poetry books. One of our exciting new signings was Ryan Morgan, a Welsh-born poet who now resides in Ireland. Ryan's poetry is stunning to read, and it was an absolute must to bring him on board the good ship Wheelsong Books. His debut publication Elementals was published in April.
Soon after, in May, we published our latest charity project Wheelsong Poetry Anthology 6. Edited by Steve Wheeler, Matt Elmore and Nadia Martelli. this massive anthology contained more than 250 poems written by Invisible Poets and other Facebook poetry group members that had been rigorously reviewed by our editorial panel. The beautiful sunset over the water image for the cover was photographed by Kelly Rodriguez Cheek, a British photographer now residing in Argentina.
In June, one of our 'old hands' Brandon Adam Haven published his third volume of poetry with Wheelsong Books - Bellowing to a Lost Echo. The book contained a number of dark poems and also the conclusions to several Gothic style short stories that had been introduced in his earlier publication, This Broken House. Brandon has now stepped down from his role as an Admin for Invisible Poets and we would all like to thank him warmly for his valuable contributions in making the group a success, and we wish him well in his new ventures in the poetry world.
Also in the same month Wheelsong Books published a volume of experimental poetry by Steve Wheeler titled simply: eXp. The collection also featured several short stories, but the poetry contained within covered several experimental techniques including surreal, malapropism, stream of consciousness and caligram poetry. eXp is a practical outworking of the theory and history featured in the textbook Creative Deviance, by the same author.
All the above volumes are available for purchase from links on the official Wheelsong Books website or by emailing Wheelsong at wheelsong6@gmail.com. You can also click on the links above to find more details on the books, and profiles/images of the authors.
Steve Wheeler
A banner year for Wheelsong as we traverse the seas of poetries…there is a feeling in the air lately that speaks to the poet soul… of many more adventures… many more books… many more poems that go beyond what we have known as poetry before. God willing… Wheelsong may indeed be the catalyst for a new poetry renaissance in 2026!! Thank you for your hard work Steve… much more to come!
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