The Invention of Lars Ruth

On a remote forest farm in northern Sweden the static of Lars Ruths unsettled mind is fizzing. Voices. Sightings. Encounters real and imagined hint at a fractured and fragmentary life. Something is falling apart - something coming together. The Invention of Lars Ruth is an intimate visionary exploration of psychic disquiet. Its themes of remembrance and aloneness spiral around an evasive haunting figure. But who is Lars? His voice is the echo to a volatile mind aware of its disintegration fearful of imminent collapse. Only by re-imagining his place in the natural world and the mysterious creatures in it can Lars Ruth secure his newly awakening self.  George Messos fifth book of poems is a richly inventive candid reflection on the individual nature of mental distress; a darkly playful bold new collection from one of Shearsmans most reticent poets.