The Hope of Love Dead In The Night Land

From The Author

I began writing this poem at the outset of reading The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson. Before reaching a quarter of the way through, I had already drafted this poem, having been working on a lot of thematic writing exploring darkness and love. There was somewhat of a serendipitous nature to reading the book as it seemed to echo a lot of my own thoughts on its prevalent themes.

My reading of this Love Tale resulted from a self-directed imperative to read older and more obscure science fiction books. The Night Land surfaced after filtering through first recommendations of more mainstream varieties; and something about the name piqued my interest. So, I acquired a copy.