phoenix surrenders to red (blood | flames) & is released. purified & offered new life. red book poems is a series of performance & experimental poetry that embodies the color red. red is the color of fire blood love childhood birth innocence & renewal. deeply intimate & thought-provoking red book poems is both lyrical & narrative with subjects ranging from sexuality to religion to spiritual enlightenment in the greater context of a search for essential self. about the author: åsalott is a poet musician & a creative enthusiast living in boulder co. s|he finds joy in expressing both light & shadow aspects of human existence through written language.