Date Published:
Hard-cover: December 2020
Paperback: January 2021
Kindle/e-book: January 2021
Audiobook: January 2021
Through its 211 interwoven poems, this double-tiered recursive crown of sonnets takes the reader on an epic journey to the heart of mankind’s would-be nemesis – herself – and back again. Does her destiny await in the unexplored depths of the cosmos, or in a toxic wasteland of her own making? Does she have the will to shape her own future, or is she a slave to her myopic wants and impulses?
Requiem takes the existential threats facing humanity – from the destruction of the environment to nuclear holocaust – as a lens through which to reflect on the fate of civilization, humanity and ultimately conscious life in the universe.
About The Author
A software engineer by trade, Daniel Ståhl splits his time between software development, research, teaching, writing and being the father of two.
Daniel has previously published both fiction and non-fiction, with his latest forays as an author delving into strictly metered poetry. His latest book, Requiem, came into being in the intersection between the rhythmic cadence of sonnets and his despair at the sanguine apathy with which the human species approaches the prospect of its own extinction – with all of its implications for his children.
Daniel received his MSc degree from Linköping University, Sweden, and his PhD degree from the University of Groningen, Netherlands.
EXCERPT
Once fecund land yet beckons and invites Despite assaults unending, still she blooms But not for us; we have no claims, no rights To her affections, love and sweet perfumes Narcissus’ heirs we think our love returned Yet by her disregard so discomposed We prattle to ourselves as lovers spurned And never look to see her ears are closed Incessant we adore her, yet impose And as she chokes we cannot help but gloat Intoxicated as our fingers close Relentless, ever tighter ‘round her throat In dreams we miss a paradise thought lost To wake and carry out its holocaust
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