Spells: 21st-Century Occult Poetry Arnulf Conradi Standing unstable on the island

Standing unstable on the island

“One of the most striking fanzines of recent years … focusing on the politics

fristete der Rhabarber lange Zeit ein trauriges Dasein als matschiges Kompott

each taking in a different city

entitled The Work of Wind: Land

Spells: 21st-Century Occult Poetry Arnulf Conradi Standing unstable on the islandSpells are poems; poetry is spelling. Spell poems take us into a realm where words can influence the universe. Spells brings together thirty six contemporary voices exploring the territory where justice, selfhood and the imagination meet the transformative power of the occult. These poems unmake the world around them, so that it might be remade anew. Kaveh Akbar, Rachael Allen, Nuar Alsadir, Khairani Barokka, Emily Berry, A. K. Blakemore, Jen Calleja,