Böcker av Todd French

Byzantine Empire develops themes from Todd French's previous poetry anthologies including the rise and fall of ancient empires, America's decline, living by faith in a post-Christian world, and the beauty of nature and simple human connections.

The poems in Coelacanth cover a wide range including faith, current events, history, every day life and the beauty of the natural world. This is Todd French's third collection of poetry and third with ReadersMagnet. Previous titles include Sad Superpower and Dragon Days. As with those books, Todd writes about faith in a Post-Christian world, the resonance of history and fall of kingdoms and empires through the ages. Todd is working on a fourth collection, called Byzantine Empire, which further develops these themes.

The poems in Dragon Days cover a wide variety of topics, from current events, the battle between faith and a world plunging into spiritual darkness, fathers and sons-from King Hezekiah of Israel to Russian President Vladimir Putin, appearances by the Greek hero Jason and the Minamoto samurai Kumagi Naozane, the issues of the day, a lament for the original King Kong's slain stegosaurus, fear of flying, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the world of nature, the seasons' influence on a cynical private detective, identity, an unwise selfie with a bear, and the challenges of navigating life in an America that seems to be steadily sinking into moral depravity.

These are poems that range from current events, history, everyday life, and faith: a sad rumination on living in the days of America's decline on the world and domestic stage. Todd French lives in California with his family. HE has wide interests including history, literature, poetry, science fiction, fantasy, and horror, and once wrote for Cinefantastique Magazine (CFQ). HE is currently working on a second collection of poetry (Dragon Days) and has started a short novel.