{"id":6316,"date":"2021-07-29T10:31:51","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T14:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/?p=6316"},"modified":"2021-07-29T10:45:50","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T14:45:50","slug":"cover-reveal-for-exposed-nerves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/index.php\/cover-reveal-for-exposed-nerves\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Reveal for Exposed Nerves"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m very happy to show you all the new cover for my forthcoming poetry collection Exposed Nerves<\/em>. Raw Dog Screaming Press (RDSP) will be release the book in late September 2021. It’s available for preorder now<\/a> and all pre-ordered copies will come with a bookplate signed by me. The painting used for the cover is by artist\/musician\/illustrator Steven Archer.<\/p>\n

I was really struck by his digital painting \u2018The World Witch\u2019 and I was glad that RDSP was able to use it for my collection. Through its naked female figure, it conveys a mix of the beautiful and the grotesque, the agonizing and the serene, the vulnerable and the powerful, the mundane and the supernatural, and I think that imagery fits very well with the themes of the book. You always want an attractive cover that gives prospective readers an accurate idea of what\u2019s in the pages, and Archer\u2019s art does that for Exposed Nerves<\/em>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the fifth book of mine that RDSP will release, but it’s the first poetry collection. Exposed Nerves\u00a0<\/em>will be a bit of a departure for people who\u2019ve so far only read my novels or short stories. About half the poems in this collection have horror or science fictional themes and have appeared in venues such as Vastarien<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Asimov\u2019s Science Fiction Magazine<\/em>. The other poems are firmly grounded in real life and explore themes and situations that have affected me as a human being. There\u2019s whimsy here, but also pain and anger and hope.<\/p>\n

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\u201cExposed Nerves<\/i>\u00a0vibrates with energy and rewards with clarity of vision.\u201d
\n\u2014Mary Turzillo<\/a>, Stoker-nominated and Elgin Award-winning poet, from her Foreword<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"Exposed<\/a><\/p>\n

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Praise for my Stoker-winning poetry collection Chimeric Machines<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201c(This) may be the best collection of poetry I\u2019ve read in years \u2026 There is not one poem in\u00a0Chimeric Machines<\/em>\u00a0that doesn\u2019t fit in place like a delicately carved piece of a complex and consuming puzzle. \u2026 There is no other writer working today quite like Lucy A. Snyder.\u201d
\n\u2014\u00a0Hellnotes<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat Snyder accomplishes in less than eighty pages is an emotional scoring that few can approach. \u2026 This is (real life), given breath and teeth, stood out in front of the world in all its beautiful grime. Her work is emotional, powerful, and will shake a person\u2019s foundations \u2026 I applaud this collection.\u201d
\n\u2014 Scott A. Johnson, author of\u00a0City of Demons<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cSnyder is a massively talented writer \u2014 the sort who knows how to make you take a gulp when you hit the ending of a story or poem \u2014 and this poetry collection made me gulp with awe on virtually every page.\u201d
\n\u2014 Michael A. Arnzen, author of\u00a0Proverbs for Monsters<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cHer poetry is powerful, honest, playful \u2026 this is not the first time she has walked dangerous, uncertain roads with her work and I hope it will not be the last.\u201d
\n\u2014\u00a0Horror News<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m very happy to show you all the new cover for my forthcoming poetry collection Exposed Nerves. 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