Graveyard of the Gods: A Poetry Collection

By Ian Skrivseth

The gods

Have fallen.

There is no more

Intimacy,

Only internet

Personas

Created to hide

Who we really are.

There is no more

Thought and memory,

Only what we see

On yesterday’s Instagram photo.

“I read it from Google.”

Ian Skrivseth loves inspiring others to think more, feel more, love more, laugh more, and even to be angry or sad more if need be. In a debut collection of poems, Skrivseth explores what it means to be human while reminding us that no matter what our place in life, that we all have flaws and feel a variety of emotions like love, hate, and pain. While relying on myths like Orpheus, Hades, and Sisyphus for inspiration, Skrivseth reflects on a variety of themes and subjects such as heartache, passion, love, falling stars, sins, and the graveyard of the gods where there is no more intimacy, only internet personas. Graveyard of the Gods shares poetry that leads others on an introspective journey through one man’s heart as he interweaves inspiration from stories with real-life experiences.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: Nov 15, 2019
• ISBN: 9781480883130

Ian Skrivseth

Ian Skrivseth has been writing stories for most of his life and poetry for the past two years. To date, he has penned over two hundred poems—the best of which are included in his debut collection, Graveyard of the Gods. Ian resides in Iowa City, Iowa.

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ISBN: 978-1-4808-8314-7 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4808-8313-0 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019917845

Archway Publishing rev. date: 11/15/2019

Contents

Introduction

Dedication

365

Laurel Tree

Labyrinth

Fallen

Pleiadal Love

Defiance

Divine No Longer

Damaged Gods 1

Damaged Gods 2

Damaged Gods 3

Ascendant

Graveyard of the Gods 1

Graveyard of the Gods 2

Graveyard of the Gods 3

Veins

Condemned

Voices

Disintegrate Slowly

Hollow

Atonement

Pyrrhic Victories

A Friendly Reminder

I’m Here

Betrayal

Villains and Heroes

Chess Piece

Fight

Bravery

That Still Small Voice

Knight of Falling Stars

Star Stuff and Earthly Remains

Celestial Burdens

Perihelion’s Decay

Roads

The Highway’s Cure

The Last Chapter

Anyway