Christopher Cory Moran
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:45:20 PDT

Sylph is a collection of poems that explores our relationship with mythology. It is interested in the similarity between identity and mythology, and the constant reinvention that both experience. It is interested in finding where myths intersects with individuals, societies, places, and other myths. The book attempts to create a panorama of landscapes both urban and rural, of figures ranging from alchemical spirits, animals from folklore, and gods of Greek, Egyptian, and many other descents. The poems frequently employ dramatic monologue in order to offer a voice to mythical figures. They focus primarily on content and imagery, favoring metaphor and simile. Sylph does not attempt to represent the entire body of mythology, but rather different figures that have intersected in a multicultural setting. Sylph regards both the reader and the mythical figures not as artifacts, but as beings that are in a process of continual growth and experience.