What Are the Men Writing in the Sugar? by Matty Bennett
Rebel Satori is excited to announce the debut collection from up and coming poet Matty Bennett, What Are the Men Writing in the Sugar?
Matty Bennett is the author of What Are the Men Writing in the Sugar? and is a poet, journalist, teacher, and coach. Bennett’s passion for LGBTQ writing and activism blossomed during his undergraduate years at Syracuse University where he earned degrees in English and psychology. He went on to earn his MFA in poetry from Virginia Tech. His work has been published in many literary journals, including Juked, Homology Lit, Cardiff Review, Watershed Review, Bookends Review, and more. He currently teaches high school English in Providence, RI.
When Matty Bennett writes, “I put everything on display,” it doesn’t feel like he’s showing off, but showing in. These poems ripple with sweetness and vulnerability, they bubble with details that are as carefully chosen as they are skillfully rendered. Bennett wants to “be a man in love and let that be everything.” Can it be everything? This engaging, endearing collection reminds us that it can. —Mark Bibbins, author of 13th Balloon
Matty Bennett’s debut collection is a beauty of a book, full of quirky, romantic, thoroughly original poems brimming with Sicilian landscapes, gay life in America, and the complex passions shared by young men. —Jeff Mann, author of A Romantic Mann and Redneck Bouquet
The poems in Bennett’s debut collection are intimate and full of longing, as well as an optimism that seems to arrive from the longing itself. He knows that it’s better to want something, and to live in the world, than not to. This book is romantic and truly accessible. I loved reading it. — Alex Dimitrov, author of Love and Other Poems
Napoleon’s Oraculum & Book of Fate
In 1813 after his defeat at Leipzig, Napoleon is said to have left behind him a “Cabinet of Curiosities.” Within this, the story goes, a Prussian soldier discovered an Oraculum. The book was said to have been discovered by the Emperor in an Egyptian tomb during the French military expedition of 1801. Napoleon had the manuscript translated and from then on carried it with him and consulted it often.
Napoleon’s Oraculum is an interesting artifact of the time—an oracular, or divination, system reminiscent of Agrippa’s 17th century Ladies’ Oracle. This text includes complete instructions and meanings for its use.
In addition to the Oraculum the book also covers numerous other diverse divinatory technologies: Dreams and their Interpretation, Weather Omens, Astrological Miscellany and Important Advice, Chiromancy or Fortune Telling by the Hand, Celestial Palmistry, Observations on Moles in Men and Women, Temper and Disposition of any Person, The Art of Face Reading, and Lucky Days.
This edition provides a new original scan of an early English edition. As a facsimile, it does carry forward the quirks and economic printing of the wartime facsimile it is based on.
Included is new foreword by Sven Davisson.
Recent Arrivals
American Brujeria
American Brujeria is about the fascinating blend of American and Mexican folk magic currently used by those living in the US but whose roots are steeped in Mexican culture. This type of Mexican—American folk magic, which the author calls “American brujeria,” features its own unique saints and spirits as well as familiar ones, such as the infamous Santa Muerte.
Cross’s book includes stories from Mexico (folk saints, the story of Guadalupe), the influence of Catholicism, the art of limpias (traditional folk healing methods), spell casting, oil crafting, praying the rosary (in English and Spanish), making an altar to Guadalupe, using novena candle magic, making protective charms from saints’ medals, and more. There’s even a whole section on creative uses for Vicks VapoRub, a staple in Mexican—American folk healing. American brujeria is extremely close to conjure traditions of the American South and in fact shares a lot of crossover, demonstrating how these traditions have influenced one another.
The Scent of Lemon & Rosemary
The Scent of Lemon & Rosemary is a fabulous book of magickal spells, crafts, and recipes for each room of your house. Based on the powerful energy and mythos of the goddess Hestia, these magickal activities and workings can be practiced by anyone, regardless of spiritual orientation.
Magick themes and techniques abound—love and transformation in the kitchen, communication and friendship in the living room, purification and health in the bathroom, prosperity and sleep in the bedroom, and protection at the threshold. You will discover recipes for food magick as well as tips for creating your own green cleaning supplies. Author Raechel Henderson also includes hands-on exercises for connecting with Hestia as a deity of bodily autonomy, racial equity, and social justice.
Creating a harmonious environment that fosters feelings of acceptance, safety, and abundance is possible no matter what your living situation. With visualization, centering, grounding, and raising power, and tools like crystals and essential oils, this book guides you in balancing the energy of each room and turning your entire home into a sacred space.
Raechel Henderson is a Pagan and witch, following an eclectic and independent path. She currently works with Hestia and Turtle in her magical practice. She contributes articles to Llewellyn’s almanacs and calendars and she blogs about magic, creativity, and living by your own patterns. Raechel is a dual class seamstress/shieldmaiden and has been sewing professionally since 2008. She is also the author of Sew Witchy (Llewellyn, 2018). Raechel lives in Chicago.