Karian Markos
Poetry and Fiction
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I am the bridge between lands and generations.
A recombinant being, unassimilated,
belonging to both and neither.
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Excerpt from "Other"
Esemplastic: Many and One
Writer
Karian Markos' lush language and vivid imagery take on a flight into her diverse worlds, provoking thought and reflection into our own. Esemplastic--Many and One is a gorgeous collection of poetry that is not to be missed.
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~Maria Karamitsos, Journalist, Author, Poet
Reviews
The poetry collection Esemplastic--Many and One is a sequence of illuminating meditations on everyday life and the significance of small moments. In crystalline image-driven poems, Karian Markos examines themes such as mortality, the quest for completeness, and wisdom gained on the journey to adulthood. In the poem "Other," the book's speaker confides, "I am the bridge between lands and generations. / A recombinant being, unassimilated, / belonging to both and neither." In this captivating debut, Markos guides readers through complex emotional terrain with an eye for the extraordinary hidden within the ordinary.
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~Mary Biddinger, author of Department of Elegy
From the contemplative and evocative in "Nostos" and "To the Winds" to the metaphysical and transcendent in "Expression of the Divine Alphabet" and "Eternity"--with detours into the grounded and everyday with "Sunday" and "Weapon of Choice"--this collection captures an expanse of human emotion and existential query, weaving a deeply personal yet universally resonant dialogue with the soul. It's an intimate whisper and a resounding echo. Highly recommended.
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~Gabriel Gale, Creator of the Ages of Oz Series and the Art of Oz
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About Karian Markos
Karian Markos is a Greek American poet, fiction writer and nonprofit attorney. Her debut book of poetry, Esemplastic--Many and One was awarded the Prairie State Poetry Prize. Her work has been published in Carmina Magazine, Hemingway Shorts Literary Journal, Living Crue Magazine, Prairie Light Review, Highland Park Poetry, Bombfire and elsewhere.