{"product_id":"labrie-richard-the-alchempb","title":"LaBrie, Richard: The Alchemy of Blood","description":"\u003cp\u003eWealtown Press, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: April 7, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Alchemy of Blood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a literary poetry collection structured in four movements inspired by Carl Jung's interpretation of the alchemical stages of transformation—Nigredo, Albedo, Citrinitas, and Rubedo. Through these stages the poems trace an emotional and psychological journey from rupture and disorientation toward renewal and the fragile possibility of beginning again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection moves through love and grief, family and intimate relationships, social unrest, ecological anxiety, and the shifting inner landscapes of contemporary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe arc of human life—from birth to death—forms a quiet thematic thread running through the four progressive sections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNature, human connectedness, innocence and darkness are evoked through a variety of confessional, critical, humorous, and probing voices. Vignettes and stories emerge in some poems as the author challenges and plays with form and tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt times intimate and introspective, at times confrontational or darkly playful, the poems explore how individuals and societies navigate instability, contradiction, rebirth, and the persistent search for meaning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44711329726487,"sku":"9798993474601","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/9798993474601ita_504x_58683d11-e569-4275-bf07-83f3aa31a0dc.jpg?v=1772933194","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/labrie-richard-the-alchempb","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}