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The folklore, the magic, is all that matters, and nostalgia is important; the present being but a moment and the future perpetually unknown. Science is an aberration, and progress at any cost is a preoccupation of the vainglorious. Now they have AI which will trap even its inventors. They tell us it is 'Smart' and by contrast we are not. Of course, anything that is impossible to understand will make us seem stupid, or perhaps it is stupid (or evil) to make something that is impossible to understand. Many of these poems rally against the inhumane, and I hope that they hint at the alternatives, the simple beautiful things.

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""Alex Richmond's Deafening as Closing Doors Are is full of poetry that balances urgency with insight, moving effortlessly between the intimate and the expansive. Richmond's work continues to reveal new layers with every reading--whether confronting the digital age, the cruelty of systems, or the spirit at the heart of the human experience. This collection does not shy away from brutal truths but also carries a quiet resilience, reminding us that language can resist, uncover, and endure. These are poems that demand attention and linger within you long after you close the book."" --Jill Spinelli, Editor-in-Chief, TrashLight Press Literary Magazine

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Alex Richmond is a poet living in Death Valley, United States. He has also lived in England and France. Of course, poetry is first and foremost a private thing, but that alone won't do. Richmond has made the leap into publication, not an unthreatening thing. He writes about the age of unprecedented change that we find ourselves in and that it is not necessarily good for us. His main themes relate to the fragility of life and how living things are exploited.

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