Shant Alajajian

Shant Alajajian is a “hunter of sacred shadows on the eternal hills.” As a librarian, he breathes the intoxicating air of decayed books entombing flammable Ideas. As an autodidact and self-directed scholar of the arcane, occult, and ancient he seeks to reactivate the subtle perceptions that allow us to commune with primordial currents. He has published an article entitled “Wagner and Desire” in The Autumn Salon. He resides in Ontario, Canada.

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Ascendit Icarus (AI)

Shant Alajajian

| 30 Dec 2023 Banner, Features Poetry AI, greek, mythology, technology

A poem contemplating Icarus’s flight, intertwining ancient themes with modern pathos. This is complemented by images of the sculpture that inspired the poem and an audio performance by the Editor.

To the Cleft of the Mountain We Go

Shant Alajajian

| 2 Jun 2022 Microdoses Poetry Mystical, Mythos, esoteric, gnostic, hermetic, neo-platonic

Fold up the linen and keep the receipts / Re-bury the boxes in earth. / Tight—shut the windows, hermetically seal / Let nobody see its birth! // Golden-brown bodies with Sun-kissed lips / Don silver-moon garments of old. / Hush— cool silence for raging and violence / Fire’s mouth must be closed to console. // To the cleft of the mountain we go!

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