Neurotica: Poems

by Maxwell I. Gold

A new collection of poetry from Pushcart Prize and Bram Stoker Award nominated author Maxwell I. Gold!

"Neurotica is filled with stitched words, seamless, that express breathless desolations and scorching devastations..." —Ai Jiang, Bram Stoker and Nebula award-winning author of Linghun

Thirty-two bold new literary poems including "A Stretch of Highway", "A Prelude to Madness", "A Picture of Dead Stars in the Sky", and more paint a modern, interpersonal portrait of the Jewish poet.

Neurotica features an introduction from Bram Stoker Award winner John Langan (The Fisherman).

92 pages, Paperback

Published April 7, 2026

About the author

Maxwell I. Gold is a Rhysling Award nominated prose poet, focusing on weird fiction. His work has been featured in numerous publications including Spectral Realms, Space and Time Magazine, Weirdbook Magazine, The Audient Void, and more. His short stories and prose primarily center around his cosmic and profane Cyber Gods Mythos.

Reviews

[Curtis · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got into Maxwell Gold through his cosmic horror poetry, and have since enjoyed many of his collections, and while the previous volumes always had some sort of theme, this one seems to be a more straight forward affair, just a good old fashioned poetry collection with topics that run a wide gamut. And while it's not so heavy on cosmic horror, the dark elements are all still there and accounted for. This volume was good, although it's hard not to miss his Bleeding Rainbows era when the poems came alongside drawings of giant boners lol (check out that volume if you need something for your Pride Month reading)

[Ai Jiang]

Thank you to the author and publisher for an ARC of the collection!!

NEUROTICA is filled with stitched words, seamless, that express breathless desolations and scorching devastations while exploring the complexities of existence and identity, confinement and liberation, as well as darkness, death, decay, and all that is selfhood.

[Matt M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good collection of dark prose poems. Gold tackles everything from identity, mental health, post-apocalyptic hellscapes, and all sorts of existentialism in this book. Recommend this if you enjoy dark poetry!

Thanks to Shortwave and the author for an ARC!