{"product_id":"obsolete-spells-poems-prose-from-victor-neuburg-the-vine-press-paperback","title":"Obsolete Spells: Poems \u0026 Prose from Victor Neuburg \u0026 the Vine Press - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJustin Hopper\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of rare pagan poetry and purple prose from the heart of the 1920s counterculture.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVictor Neuburg is most famous for two things: discovering Dylan Thomas, and being the man that Aleister Crowley once turned into a camel. \u003ci\u003eObsolete Spells\u003c\/i\u003e offers another side of Neuburg, through his own poems and the strange books of Vine Press, the hand-operated imprint he ran from his West Sussex cottage between 1920 and 1930. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNeuburg's youth involved terrifying-yet-farcical years as Crowley's lover, victim, and magickal sidekick. His later period, as editor of the influential \"Poet's Corner\" column for the \u003ci\u003eSunday Referee\u003c\/i\u003e, found him a key figure in London's literary scene. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut in between, Neuburg acted as a conduit for bohemian writers, arts luminaries, and the sexually adventurous: Peter Warlock set his words to music, singer Marian Anderson lived in his spare room, and he was a fixture at utopian community, the Sanctuary. Through it all, he turned the handle on the Vine Press: books of nature writing and anonymous song; poems and artwork worthy of \u003ci\u003eThe Wicker Man\u003c\/i\u003e, side-by-side with a book on cricket. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eObsolete Spells\u003c\/i\u003e offers a selection of Neuburg's work and others from Vine Press books--over-the-top hymns to the Old Gods, tales from a utopian landscape, and more, most of which has been out of print for a century.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJustin Hopper is an American writer based in Britain. His work explores the intersection of landscape, memory and myth. His site-specific audio poetry works have been commissioned by arts organisations and festivals in the US and UK. For Wood Street Galleries in the US, Hopper has curated a decade-long series of contemporary landscape-art exhibitions. His most recent release, the 2019 spoken-word and music album \u003ci\u003eChanctonbury Ring\u003c\/i\u003es from Ghost Box Records, was called an album of sensual spellcraft by Caught by the River.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.5 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47396640161970,"sku":"9781913689261","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/4f9649e168f2aca90471fad7b914713d.webp?v=1778011631","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/obsolete-spells-poems-prose-from-victor-neuburg-the-vine-press-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}