Poetry. David Mutschlecner's second book from Ashahta Press, SIGN, both evokes the prophecy of an endgame and posits the possibility of enduring aspiration. Contextualized within the sacred, the sparse verse of SIGN illuminates the fall of man and the repercussive realities that cloak the contemporary apocalyptic psyche, both public and personal. Steeped not so much in religion as it is in reckoning, Mutschlecner assigns gravity and a well-tempered philosophy to every word with a language that constantly contends with truth.

"The good and gladsome news in Mutschlecner's SIGN is that the ceremonies of innocence are not drowned. Rather they enjoy a continuous, lucent transformation in poems such as these. SIGN is a kinetic missal of new faith and new perfections."—Donald Revell

Author City: LOS ALAMOS, NM USA

David Mutschlecner is the author of ENIGMA AND LIGHT, SIGN, and ESSE, all from Ahsahta Press, and Veils, from Stride (UK).

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