Cultural Society, paperback
Publication Date: June 14, 2022
In THE HIDDEN EYES OF THINGS, we travel through far reaches of the solar system--from the silver of twilight on Mercury, to the vast sea of hydrogen on Jupiter, to the endless collisions of ice particles in Saturn's rings--in order to explore the unconscious. Guided by the conjunctions and oppositions of astrology, Peter O'Leary finds reciprocity between alien planetary atmospheres and the most intimate forces that shape a life. His poetry draws on oneiric imagery, recherchée diction, and incantatory repetitions, in building toward an uncanny vision, the deep-felt familiarities of human life turned mournfully apocalyptic and sublime.
