Pole Shift & Other Poems

Sean Arthur Joyce and Ekstasis Editions are proud to announce the release of his 7th book of poetry and 12th book overall, Pole Shift & Other Poems. Joyce blends science and poetry to discuss the question: Could cosmological and terrestrial events be having an impact on human society during this time of worldwide sociopolitical upheavals? Given that we are electrochemical beings, are we being subtly affected by the current geomagnetic pole reversal scientists say has been underway for the past several decades and is now speeding up? What about other cosmological events, such as the Solar Maximum cycle currently spewing coronal mass ejections (a.k.a. solar flares) and the Milankovich cycles affecting the rotation of the Earth and possibly the climate?

We may not even be consciously aware these events are having an impact at both personal and societal levels. In the best Socratic tradition, Joyce engages these and other questions in poetic form, not to prescribe answers, but to stimulate thought and awareness. As always in his work, Joyce seeks not only to confront the pressing issues of the day but to offer the reader a spiritual uplift—one of the great gifts of poetry. 

“I finished reading through Pole Shift and Other Poems about a week ago—a very compelling read. I must confess that I have not been a regular reader of poetry since my twenties, so it did take me some time to accustom myself to the density of language. But it was worth the battle! So many fascinating ideas, metaphors and images awaited me. “News of the Otherworld” made me groan with pleasure reading it. Odes to Earth... would be my favourite section in your collection. I found your section “To My Unborn Children” very moving. It must have been difficult to write—but beautiful poetry. So thanks again for this wonderful collection. It makes me think I should make reading more poetry a new year’s resolution. ”

—Brian  D’eon , author of Lunatics: Last Men on the Moon

“Just got the book and it is fantastic! Kudos! Favorites so far are “Vertigo,” “Entropy II,” “To My Unborn Children,” and “House of Blues.” Great phrases throughout.” 

—Carl Eric Scott, Substack

To read more about the book and find order links, read the Introduction to Pole Shift published on Joyce’s Substack channel: https://seanarthurjoyce.substack.com/p/my-new-book-pole-shift-has-been-released

The author is available for interviews and requests for appearances. Reviewers may contact Joyce directly or Ekstasis Editions publisher Richard Olafson for review copies: ekstasis@islandnet.com or: ajoyce@uniserve.com