The inner voice is never quiet. It screams and rages, whispers and lulls, exposes us to ourselves in a frenzied communication that leaves us unanswered and shaken. And still we go back to listen - a moth to a flame - to find the words reforming into a poetry of self, of what makes us human.Here, the unique voice of Shane Douglas Keene is revealed, a powerful debut collection of dark beauty whose flame will draw the reader in and not let go. For lovers of poetry searching for the heartbeat of life.What People are Saying:“Moth Frenzy is a collection of ghostings, all those deep languidmoments of longing and want. Readers will drink from its well ofvulnerability, unable to look away."—Stephanie M. Wytovich, Bram Stoker award-winning author ofBrothel.“Shane Douglas Keene’s poetry takes us on a multi-dimensionaljourney inside/outside of time and space, to show us endlessversions of ourselves in the songs/screams of his life. His ability tobe vulnerable, to write through joy, pain, hope, dreams is a strengthand a super power connecting us, if we let it. I completely embracedbeing entangled, dismantled and reassembled by each of hisremarkable poems.”—Linda D. Addison, award-winning author, HWA LifetimeAchievement Award recipient and SFPA Grand Master."Talent is talent. And Shane Douglas Keene puts it all on displaywith this book. There’s a frenzied passion, sizzling among the linesof this collection, appropriately titled, Moth Frenzy. Brilliantly writtenwork that should catapult Keene’s ability to word-weave right up tothe top rung, among the best poets of today."—Cindy O’Quinn, Rhysling and Dwarf Star Nominated Poet.Author of Return to Graveyard Dust, and Foundlings, co-authored withStephanie Ellis. Four-time HWA Bram Stoker Award nominatedwriter."To read poetry is to devour words and worlds and Shane DouglasKeene has created a banquet unlike any other. Unique, raw,disturbing, Moth Frenzy offers up a menu of addiction demandingthe reader return again and again to dine at his table. This is his firstcollection, but with the magic he weaves, I am certain it will not behis last and I have already reserved my place for the next outing."—Stephanie Ellis, Elgin and Rhysling nominated poet, co-author ofFoundlings with Cindy O’Quinn, Lilith Rising with Shane DouglasKeene, and Metallurgy.“Shane D. Keene’s Moth Frenzy is an exquisite collection of poetryfrom someone who’s had the pulse of the horror industry for morethan a decade. At turns lovely and lilting, then full of dread andrevulsion, Moth Frenzy delivers in a way few poetry collections in anygenre have. Highly recommended.”—John F.D. Taff, Multiple Bram Stoker Award-nominated authorof Dark Stars and The Fearing.