Nonprofit Publisher Releases ‘Mercury Hour,’ a Book-Length Poem Exploring Loss and Restoration

AIM Higher, Inc., a nonprofit publisher dedicated to elevating transformative voices, has released ‘Mercury Hour,’ a book-length poem by acclaimed poet and psychologist Maureen Alsop. The collection, published to coincide with National Poetry Month, draws inspiration from Juana de Ibarbourou’s ‘La Pasajera’ and features the author’s original hand-drawn sigils, including moon phases and astronomical diagrams that enhance its meditative quality.

‘Mercury Hour’ represents the sixth title from AIM Higher, Inc., advancing the organization’s mission to amplify literary works that challenge, inspire, and heal. The poem consists of beautifully distilled four-line stanzas that intertwine passion and grief for disappearing worlds, ultimately affirming poetry’s capacity to restore what has vanished through dream, trance, and mystical vision. Poet Ruben Quesada observes that the collection presents a resilient spirit, asking whether loss can serve as ‘a guiding light across time, space, and the fractured landscape of the heart.’

Eartha Davis describes the poems as ‘an internal rain rivering toward light, then more light, then even more,’ noting they are ‘filled by the silence that comes when there is internal singing.’ The visual elements, available through the publisher’s website at https://www.aimhigherinc.org, deepen the atmospheric blend of dream and meditation while counterpointing themes of brokenness.

Maureen Alsop, PhD, is the author of seven poetry collections, including the visual collection ‘Tender to Empress’ and experimental hybrid novel ‘Today Yesterday After My Death.’ Her work has appeared in numerous literary journals such as AGNI, The Kenyon Review, and South Dakota Review, with accolades including poetry prizes from Harpur Palate and Bitter Oleander and a recent Roderick Centre Fellowship. ‘Mercury Hour’ is now available through AIM Higher, Inc. and select independent booksellers, with further details accessible at https://www.aimhigherinc.org/mercury-hour.

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