{"product_id":"i-awaken-in-october-by-scott-j-couturier","title":"I Awaken in October : Poems of Folk Horror and Halloween by Scott J Couturier","description":"\u003cp\u003eTrade Paperback.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" style=\"padding-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSCOTT J. COUTURIER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has distinguished himself with poems of uncanny beauty and dread, appearing in the pages of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSpectral Realms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Audient Void\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEternal Haunted Summer,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and other journals of the Weird. His poems are singularly sensitive to the darker aspects of nature. Jackanapes Press is pleased to offer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eI Awaken in October\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—Couturier’s first volume of poetry—which collects a cornucopia of seasonal horrors and autumnal delights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eI Awaken In October\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, rites of autumnal adulation are performed alongside offerings to every phase of the Year’s Wheel, seasons sequentially explored through lenses of veneration, dread, and supernatural awe. All wending back to that most bittersweet of moments, when once more we awaken—just as the dead do—to October’s majesty. Follow the path to Summer’s end, where the last gold-litten days malinger into cobweb; where gleaming trails of jack-o -lanterns light the way; where Queen Mab and Cernunnos reign. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" style=\"padding-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a foreword by Rebecca Buchanan, and an introduction by the author.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" style=\"padding-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFeaturing 20 full-page illustrations by Dan Sauer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Let me reveal something about I Awaken In October. It’s not just a book of dark, uncanny folk poems—it’s a portal. And through it we perceive again, we course-correct the psyche. A brilliant, haunting collection that bridges the gap.” —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJay Sturner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, naturalist and author of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e The Hunchback’s Captive and Others\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Scott J. Couturier’s poems are spirited paeans to the Season of the Pumpkin. With roots delving down into the fertile black earth, these agricultural incantations draw up the very primal sap whence autumn swells in all her fecund abundance. In these pages, as in nature, life fades into decay, and decay, a noxious bubbling cauldron, gives fungal fruit to new life—and so the Wheel turns. With all the sorcerous insight of a druid under nature’s trance, this rare bard of grain and gourd takes us on a journey from spring’s beginning to summer’s end, and to the hibernal realm of dreams beyond. But when you awaken from that winter sleep, it may be that you will not awaken in the gladness of spring; it may be that you will awaken—once again—in October.” —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eK. A. Opperman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePast the Glad and Sunlit Season: Poems for Halloween\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eI Awaken in October\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a striking testimonial to the continued fascination of the season of autumn in our culture. In poems ranging from sonnets to free verse, Scott J. Couturier evokes the power of Nature and the weight of the past especially the primitive festivals of Samhain, Halloween, and the Yuletide as elements of terror that continue to resonate today. Dan Sauer’s vivid illustrations are the perfect complement to the brooding dread that we find in every one of Scott’s poetic vignettes.” —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eS. T. Joshi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, editor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSpectral Realms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Scott J. Couturier’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eI Awaken in October\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a sublime poetic celebration of the shadow side of the year. Beginning with picturesque paeans to the season and its pagan observances, one is then grasped by the hair, joining Couturier in a nightmarish hayride through a haunted realm of infernal rites and yawning graveyards teeming with benighted spirits and fiendish beings. This book is a perfect read for those long autumnal nights, under a blanket by the hearth, with a mulled libation to ward off the eventide chill. Just remember to retain a burning candle as well, to keep the dark and its attendant entities at bay.” —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eManuel Arenas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBook of Shadows: Grim Tales and Gothic Fancies\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" style=\"padding-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Rebecca Buchanan\u003cbr\u003eAuthor’s Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1 – Autumn’s Bier\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    1. The Gods Came In Autumn\u003cbr\u003e    2. I Awaken In October\u003cbr\u003e    3. The Pumpkin Sprite\u003cbr\u003e    4. Lord 0f Pumpkins (for K. A. Opperman)\u003cbr\u003e    5. Autumn Sunflower\u003cbr\u003e    6. At Summer’s End\u003cbr\u003e    7. Autumn’s Glory\u003cbr\u003e    8. Autumn Come Knocking\u003cbr\u003e    9. Embalm Me In Autumn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2 – Nature’s Bower\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    1. Darkness Dawns\u003cbr\u003e    2. All Fires Light the Wicker Man\u003cbr\u003e    3. Daisies\u003cbr\u003e    4. The Forest King\u003cbr\u003e    5. Pan\u003cbr\u003e    6. Robin Redbreast\u003cbr\u003e    7. Hymn to Sunlight\u003cbr\u003e    8. Hymn to Nature\u003cbr\u003e    9. Night Trembles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 3 – Winter’s Bite\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    1. Green Fever\u003cbr\u003e    2. Keep the Old Ways Close\u003cbr\u003e    3. Winter’s Grip\u003cbr\u003e    4. Yule-Telling\u003cbr\u003e    5. Krampusnacht is Coming\u003cbr\u003e    6. For December\u003cbr\u003e    7. The Frost-Wight\u003cbr\u003e    8. Winter’s Wrath\u003cbr\u003e    9. Year’s Walk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 4 – The Witching Hour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    1. Shade-Bitten (A poem for Samhain)\u003cbr\u003e    2. Old Black Shuck\u003cbr\u003e    3. The Pixie-Ring\u003cbr\u003e    4. Forebear of the Stones\u003cbr\u003e    5. Old Year’s Night\u003cbr\u003e    6. Autumn’s Imp\u003cbr\u003e    7. Planting Instructions\u003cbr\u003e    8. Zephyr’s Allure\u003cbr\u003e    9. Faunus Walks\u003cbr\u003e    10. Queen of Bees\u003cbr\u003e    11. Azazel-Pomps\u003cbr\u003e    12. Hexennacht\u003cbr\u003e    13. Gray Grimalkin\u003cbr\u003e    14. Zephyr’s Fair Child\u003cbr\u003e    15. Guests of October\u003cbr\u003e    16. When Black Tom Came\u003cbr\u003e    17. The Nachzehrer\u003cbr\u003e    18. Algol’s Lamp\u003cbr\u003e    19. I Must Go\u003cbr\u003e    20. Forbidden Fruit\u003cbr\u003e    21. On Hallowe’en\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 5 – A Crown of Seasons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    1. January, I am Come\u003cbr\u003e    2. Tithe for February\u003cbr\u003e    3. On a Northern March\u003cbr\u003e    4. April’s Aegis\u003cbr\u003e    5. May’s Garland\u003cbr\u003e    6. June’s Bloom\u003cbr\u003e    7. July’s Delight\u003cbr\u003e    8. The Crown of August\u003cbr\u003e    9. September’s Specter\u003cbr\u003e    10. October’s Gate\u003cbr\u003e    11. November in Rags\u003cbr\u003e    12. December’s Augury\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jackanapes Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725796643009,"sku":null,"price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0367\/4406\/9251\/files\/71wq1bqAmdL._SL1500.jpg?v=1791906949","url":"https:\/\/greenhandbookshop.com\/products\/i-awaken-in-october-by-scott-j-couturier","provider":"Green Hand Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}