JUSTIN BOHARDT

Beyond the Rim

A Collection of Speculative Poetry

 

In this newest release of speculative poetry, Justin Bohardt is combining two separate poem cycles into one publication- “Solar Tempests” and “We’re All Gaijin on Mars”. Both cycles have individual pieces that have been featured in magazines such as Scifaikuest, Hungur, The Martian Wave, The Micro 100, and Aoife’s Kiss.

 

The “Solar Tempests” cycle varies considerably in subject matter, yet there is one defining theme. Whether it is the colonization of different worlds, death in outer space, the future of those photophobic covenant-breakers, or the nightmares the tear your soul asunder, this exploration contained in these poems is purely ethereal, looking to whatever lies beyond our time, our minds and our lives.

 

In “We’re All Gaijin on Mars,” the capturing of nature's essence in seventeen precisely arranged syllables is moved from its classical roots and into the future as the nature of the stars, space exploration, alien contact, and the future of humanity beyond Earth is examined in over one hundred minimalist poems.