The inner voice is never quiet. It screams and rages, whispers and lulls, exposes us to ourselves in a frenzied communication that leaves us unanswered and shaken. And still we go back to listen - a moth to a flame - to find the words reforming into a poetry of self, of what makes us human. Here, the unique voice of Shane Douglas Keene is revealed, a powerful debut collection of dark beauty whose flame will draw the reader in and not let go. For lovers of poetry searching for the heartbeat of life. What People are Saying: “Moth Frenzy is a collection of ghostings, all those deep languid moments of longing and want. Readers will drink from its well of vulnerability, unable to look away." —Stephanie M. Wytovich, Bram Stoker award-winning author of Brothel. “Shane Douglas Keene’s poetry takes us on a multi-dimensional journey inside/outside of time and space, to show us endless versions of ourselves in the songs/screams of his life. His ability to be vulnerable, to write through joy, pain, hope, dreams is a strength and a super power connecting us, if we let it. I completely embraced being entangled, dismantled and reassembled by each of his remarkable poems.” —Linda D. Addison, award-winning author, HWA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and SFPA Grand Master. "Talent is talent. And Shane Douglas Keene puts it all on display with this book. There’s a frenzied passion, sizzling among the lines of this collection, appropriately titled, Moth Frenzy. Brilliantly written work that should catapult Keene’s ability to word-weave right up to the top rung, among the best poets of today." —Cindy O’Quinn, Rhysling and Dwarf Star Nominated Poet. Author of Return to Graveyard Dust, and Foundlings, co-authored with Stephanie Ellis. Four-time HWA Bram Stoker Award nominated writer. "To read poetry is to devour words and worlds and Shane Douglas Keene has created a banquet unlike any other. Unique, raw, disturbing, Moth Frenzy offers up a menu of addiction demanding the reader return again and again to dine at his table. This is his first collection, but with the magic he weaves, I am certain it will not be his last and I have already reserved my place for the next outing." —Stephanie Ellis, Elgin and Rhysling nominated poet, co-author of Foundlings with Cindy O’Quinn, Lilith Rising with Shane Douglas Keene, and Metallurgy. “Shane D. Keene’s Moth Frenzy is an exquisite collection of poetry from someone who’s had the pulse of the horror industry for more than a decade. At turns lovely and lilting, then full of dread and revulsion, Moth Frenzy delivers in a way few poetry collections in any genre have. Highly recommended.” —John F.D. Taff, Multiple Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Dark Stars and The Fearing.
