Paper Road Laments (poetry book in preparation)
Alex is currently working on poems for the third collection in the Archons trilogy. The book is titled Paper Road Laments, and contains 36 lyrical poems on dystopian themes, laced…
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Time of the Archons – Symbolist Poetry Book
Time of the Archons is a NZ poetry book written by Alex Staines and published online as a Kindle e-book by Third Eye Novelty Editions in 2018. Alex refers to…
Time of the Archons – Poetry & Music Album
The first 24 poems in my poetry book Time of the Archons (2018) form the basis of the vocals for the 16 tracks of the poetry & music album of…
Seclusion Data – Dark Poetry Book
Seclusion Data is a NZ dark poetry book containing 36 original poems in three sections. It was published in 2010 by Third Eye Novelty Editions in Wellington. The book was…
The Slow Road to Gore – A Travelogue Noir
Publication history of The Slow Road to Gore The second print edition of The Slow Road to Gore was published in New Zealand by Third Eye Novelty Editions in 2010….
The Voice of Foxton – Video Short
Video short: The Voice of Foxton (2002), “An acid poetry postcard from small-town New Zealand”, was completed thanks to a grant from Motive/Suspect Productions in Wellington. Justine Flanagan at Motive/Suspect…
Seclusion Data – Poetry & Music Album
Composer and keyboardist Steve Wolf, collaborated with guitarist Guy MacGibbon to create a musical “soundtrack” in 2010, based on poems published in my book, Seclusion Data. It was primarily used,…