AustLit

'Last Moments of Bliss and Other Empathies is a collection of dark poetry by Shirley Jackson Award-nominated author Steve Dillon.

'Dillon's poems have previously been published in his first two collections of dark fiction and poetry, 'The Beard and Other Weirdness' and 'Deeper, Darker Things and Other Oddities' and elsewhere (The Horror Writers Association chose his poem 'Creature, Monster' for inclusion in their publication "HWA Poetry Showcase Volume V" edited by Stephanie M. Wytovich and it was subsequently read at the TAF* 2019 'Noir at the Bar' evening). 4 of the poems included here have been previously published and these are indicated in the Table of Contents below. The rest are original to this collection.

'*Terror Australis Festival.'

Source : publisher's blurb