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DARK FOLIO PRESS
Poetry


A Vogon Poem for Sunday June 12, 2026
Today 'Gloopy' the Vogon Poet produced a poem, and I rather like it!
S.R. Laing
Jul 121 min read


The Long Memory of “I AM”
This is a deep dive into the beginnings of Human Literature. We focus on the The enduring exhortation of “I AM.”
The “I AM” begins as ritual speech, becomes personal voice, is seized by theology as absolute authorship, is destabilized by mysticism, redistributed by revolutionary poetics, operationalized in political resistance, and internalized as psychological integration.
S.R. Laing
May 319 min read


Crossroads in Ragtime
I've been absent. The month of April was a slow, horrifying grind as our loved one went into emerge for one little thing on April 5 and never came out. She crossed over April 30th 6:30 AM from Pancreatic Cancer. To help channel my grief, I wrote Crossroads a song written in the aftermath of loss for her. Have a listen below Click to hear CROSSROADS You left your coat on my chair Like you might come back for it The eggs sat cold in the pan And the room held its breath I asked
S.R. Laing
May 32 min read


Yellow Paper
A poem inspired by “The Yellow Wallpaper”, (1892) a psychological horror novel by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
S.R. Laing
Apr 231 min read


The Octopus Maiden
An underwater version of Little Miss Muffet reconciling with friendship rather than fear. Aesthetic: Borrowed from a dream of living porcelain, brought to life with Starry AI and Elara - Porcelain Grace Style Set. The Octopus Maiden She lives in the heart of a glass garden Carefully curated hand-painted Down alongside her a jelly came along And settled beside her To delight her to delight her With it’s matching Heart Beat
S.R. Laing
Apr 231 min read


Speaking of Medusa
I wrote a Poem written from the point of view of a Gorgon!
S.R. Laing
Apr 232 min read
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