Maxwell I. Gold

Yer pals at Bad Hand Books say: Don’t wait for life to give you lemons. Cultivate them. This lemon tree grows in the Bad Hand office.

Explore the Haunting HWA Poetry Showcase Volume XII Table of Contents Explore the haunting verses in HWA Poetry Showcase Volume XII! Discover top horror-themed poetry curated by esteemed judges.

I am pleased to share the ToC for the HWA Poetry Showcase Volume XII!

It has been an honor to curate this volume for the last 2 years and read the incredible poetry in our horror community.

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Classic Dark Poetry Recs for October Dive into all that dark poetry has to offer, from Edgar Allan Poe to Walt Whitman, and you'll find much to love in the shadows.

I’m back at The Lineup this month talking about dark poetry! 🙂

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Even Otto loves his copy of “Why I Love Horror” edited by Becky Spratford. 🙂
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Thank you @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social for the amazing conversation. My latest poetry collection is out now from Hippocampus Press. I had a blast talking about Dante and epic poetry with you!

Tonight I’ll be live on Instagram with Cynthia Pelayo talking about my new poetry book “Songs of Enough.”

8:30 pm EST

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I Was a Teenage Anti-Fascist: A Yiddishkeit Poetry Rock Album by Maxwell I. Gold — Bad Hand Books Acclaimed poet Maxwell Ian Gold joins the Bad Hand Books lineup in 2026 with an exciting new collection of poetry. With titles like "I (Don’t) Need Concentration," " The Ghetto is Agitated, Then and ...

Proud of @cybergodwrites.bsky.social for penning I WAS A TEENAGE ANTIFASCIST. It’s the kind of work we all need.

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Save the date: Tomorrow afternoon, I’ll be on Vox Vomitus talking about “Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own” with Allison Hubbard and Jennifer Anne Gordon!

Slide advertising a live event. Text reads-- Maxwell I Gold; Live in COnversation with Cynthia Pelayo. Where: Instagram. When: Friday, September 19th, 8:30 PM EST. Slide has headshots in circles on the left of both authors and the book cover of Gold's new poetry collection-- Songs of Enough on the right.

Want to learn more about Gold's collection, catch him and @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social in conversation on INstagram this Friday at 8:30 PM EST

Thank you so much @raforall.bsky.social !! Today is the day! “Songs of Enough” is available now. 😊

I Was a Teenage Anti-Fascist: A Yiddishkeit Poetry Rock Album by Maxwell I. Gold — Bad Hand Books Acclaimed poet Maxwell Ian Gold joins the Bad Hand Books lineup in 2026 with an exciting new collection of poetry. With titles like "I (Don’t) Need Concentration," " The Ghetto is Agitated, Then and ...

Increasingly relevant in ways I wish it wasn't: I WAS A TEENAGE ANTIFASCIST by @cybergodwrites.bsky.social, a new collection of antifascist poetry rooted in the NOW.

With cover art by @hagcult.bsky.social.

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Hey look at that! Songs of Enough is climbing the ranks in Epic Poetry and LGBTQ+ Poetry! Official release date is in TWO DAYS!! You preorder through the publisher or Amazon.

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Any support is appreciated 🙂.

Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own (Hippocampus Press) releases on September 16th.

Thank you Tim Waggoner for the words of support! Preorders are still open here.

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And here it is! Mark your calendars, September 19th at 8:30 pm EST I’ll be in conversation with Cynthia Pelayo as we chat about poetry and my new book “Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own”!

The event will take place live on Instagram! I’m so excited.

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Exciting event update for “Songs of Enough” coming later today! Stay tuned!

You’ll probably hear me talk about my upcoming poetry collection “Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own” a lot more as we lead up to pub day September 16th!

Please preorder! (See link below)

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I’m really without words except to call them for what they are: fascists and thugs. Note the dates in both images. The Department of State’s post was September 5th. The Nuremberg Laws were passed September 15th.

My latest column for The Lineup will be out in October with a focus on dark poetry! :)

In two weeks my poetry collection SONGS OF ENOUGH will release officially from Hippocampus Press!!

Events are planned with more are in the works.

And I’ll be going on Vox Vomitus September 17th! More details for that soon.

Preorders are appreciated. 🙂

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Really happy to finally get this hung up in the office last night. A piece of marketing material from my grandfather’s company, The Klarin Company. He even had a trademarked color called ‘Klarin blue.’ 🙂

The Rack II: More Stories Inspired by Vintage Horror Paperbacks Cover Tom Deady is back with a new anthology loaded with amazing authors, and we have the cover!

The cover reveal for “The Rack II: More Stories Inspired by Vintage Horror Paperbacks” is here!!

And what a lineup! I’m thrilled to be included in this anthology with my poem “The Rarest of Terrors.”

Cover art: Lynne Hansen.
Edited by: Tom Deady

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8/23/25 COVER REVEAL- SONGS OF ENOUGH: An Inferno All My Own by Maxwell Ian Gold Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own “When the skies curdle into ash and sand the water of the gods dried up and useless, or the mountains crumbled into mud and bile.” Songs of Enough is a fever dre...

Be sure to check out the official release at Uncomfortably Dark for more details and preorder info. (Link in post)

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COVER REVEAL! The cover for my next poetry book “Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own” is here! (Hippocampus Press)

Thank you Dan Sauer for once again creating a beautiful piece of cover art. This is the fifth project I’ve had the honor of working on with Dan.

Tomorrow is the cover reveal for “Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own” my epic poetry cycle from Hippocampus Press!

Watch this space and Uncomfortably Dark!!

Mark your calendars! The Ohio HWA will be partnering with our local bookstore The Book Loft of German Village to bring you Halloween Horror Fest!

October 28th at 6 pm. Book signing, author chats and more. 😊

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Congrats @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social !! 😊

You can preorder the collection directly from the publisher here:

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