Tag: published
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White Dwarf, Fading
It was once the centre of things—a sun that gave names to shadows,that warmed the bones of planetsand made time possible. Now it glowslike memory does—dim,but refusing to go out. There is no explosion.No final flare.Only the slow retreatof lightinto ash. It will cool for billions of years.Long after the Earth forgets itself,long after we’ve…
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New chapbook on Amazon
I’m excited to announce that my new chapbook is published and available for kindle on Amazon. Paperback to be released shortly. Book overview Things That Shouldn’t Be Beautiful (But Are)Poems by Ryan Stone A jellyfish that never dies.A swan that stays after love is gone.A beetle with mirrors for eyes.This quietly astonishing collection brings together…
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The Weight of Lost Things
Set against the dry pulse of the Australian outback, these poems chart the fractured terrain of boyhood, brutality, young love, and the loyalty of dogs. Fathers vanish, mothers soften, dogs die, and the land never forgives. With language as lean as the paddocks it describes, this book explores what gets buried, what remains unspoken, and…
