Joshua Sphinx and the Butterfly

by Ian Cox

Joshua, Sphinx and the Butterfly is the debut Poetry Collection from English / Canadian Poet, Ian Cox. The Collection includes Poetry amassed from the last 25 years, a time period spanning from adolescence to middle age. The themes of the works range from personal to the fantastical to the religious. Often written in a Surrealist style incorporating stream of Consciousness technique, the collected Poems are sometimes absurd, sometimes magical while retaining a feel for the experiential. The author attempts to pay homage to the style of numerous literary influences over the period in Question ranging from Leonard Cohen and Pablo Neruda to William Blake and John Keats.

208 pages, Paperback

Published July 27, 2018