{"id":6468,"date":"2022-05-21T11:41:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T15:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?post_type=books&#038;p=6468"},"modified":"2024-04-03T16:46:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:46:45","slug":"in-ghastly-splendor","status":"publish","type":"books","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/in-ghastly-splendor\/","title":{"rendered":"In Ghastly Splendor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"1140\" data-attachment-id=\"6469\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/in-ghastly-splendor\/loveletterstopoe_small\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/loveletterstopoe_small.png\" data-orig-size=\"720,1140\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"loveletterstopoe_small\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/loveletterstopoe_small.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/loveletterstopoe_small.png\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/loveletterstopoe_small.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6469\" style=\"width:375px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/loveletterstopoe_small.png 720w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/loveletterstopoe_small-600x950.png 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/loveletterstopoe_small-200x317.png 200w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/loveletterstopoe_small-360x570.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>My Poem is featured in <strong>LOVE LETTERS TO POE: VOL 2 &#8211; HOUSES OF USHER<\/strong> from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/loveletterstopoe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Love Letters to Poe<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Publication date:<\/strong>\u00a0August 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Editor:\u00a0<\/strong>Sara Crocoll Smith<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ABOUT\u00a0<em>IN GHASTLY SPLENDOR<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Ghastly Splendor was written in the blackout poetry form, which means I literally unearthed these words from the text of The Fall of the House of Usher. I\u2019ve always been inspired by the underlying themes in Poe\u2019s work and I felt the \u201cfound poetry\u201d method was the perfect way for me to distill this classic story to its essence.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns6468_1ccf12-fa{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns6468_1ccf12-fa .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns6468_1ccf12-fa .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns6468_1ccf12-fa .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns6468_1ccf12-fa .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns6468_1ccf12-fa .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns6468_1ccf12-fa .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns6468_1ccf12-fa .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns6468_1ccf12-fa .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns6468_1ccf12-fa\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn6468_cf5da3-a8.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn6468_cf5da3-a8 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/loveletterstopoe2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">MORE INFO<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PUBLICATION DETAILS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thirty Usher-Inspired Stories and Poems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whisper the words \u201cThe Fall of the House of Usher\u201d and you conjure strange imagery\u2026 a brooding, black tarn\u2026 sullen siblings\u2026 the frenzy of undeath\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This famous story, published by Edgar Allan Poe in September 1839, continues to hold sway in our society over one hundred and eighty years later. This volume is composed of thirty stories and poems inspired by this great gothic work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore the vaults of the House of Usher and this haunted palace will reveal to you its horrifying secrets. When, at last, you reach the end of this harrowing journey, you will be rewarded with a deepened appreciation for the original tale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curl up with Love Letters to Poe and enjoy these haunting tales!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AN EXCERPT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p><em><br>During a dark, soundless<br>autumn, shades of melancholy<br>pervaded my spirit with the<br>terrible scene before me. The house,<br>the bleak eye-like windows<br>rank and decayed<br>with an utter depression<br>of no earthly sensation.<br>The bitter sickening<br>dreariness of imagination<br>so unnerved me with<br>shadowy fancies, affecting a<br>sorrowful impression, a<br>shudder, ghastly and earnest,<br>a malady which manifested in<br>passionate deficiency.<\/em><\/p><cite>\u00a9 MARY RAJOTTE<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">READER REVIEWS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;Excellent mix of poignant horror, gothic spirit, and wry humor. 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