These Things We No Longer Are

"After exploring the catastrophes of contemporary civilization after metaphysics and inspiring a cult following of telepresent renegade thinkers and artists, John David Ebert has adapted his unique brand of culture criticism into a creative strategy for cultural renewal with this stunning book of poetry, in which he demonstrates the greater scope of his literary range with poems that voice our collective grief over the losses wrought by runaway technocratic civilization's culture of constant obsolescence, while simultaneously thrilling us with bright hints and rumors of a new return of the ancient gods, gods that Ebert--together with the great Hypermodern artist Mary Church in her stunning paintings--reminds us, after the traditions of Holderlin and Heidegger that only a poet can save and call. And in this seminal collection of poetry, with fiery inspiration and rarefied skill, Ebert and Church do just that." --Michael Aaron Kamins, author of Absences and Clouds