"In a Dark Time, the Eye Begins to See."

So said the poet Roethke, and his words echo in this searing indictment of empire through the lens of poetry.

In this third volume of LeRoy's 25-year Verses Verses Empire series, we witness the rise of Donald Trump and his reign of bombast and blasphemy. We hear the threats of “fire and fury” against other nations, the screams of children torn from their parents, and even denouncements of poetry itself by Trump's henchman, Stephen Miller.

Among the other atrocities of this era, we witness the abduction of Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, and the rise of medical tyranny among the nations of the Earth. Meanwhile, we see further encroachments of Orwellian state power, false-flag terrorism, and ongoing assaultsagainst the Constitution.

Abdiel LeRoy has chronicled these key events, and many more, through the lens of poetry, crafting in the process a monument of unprecedented literary achievement.

“The blood

Of innocents cry out to Heaven where

These incensed lines as incense burn,

With hate of Hate and hope of Hope.”

Here speaks a prophetic and poetic voice for our age.

“A brave new presence in the politics of the globe.”

San Francisco Review of Books

“So well done. A remarkable command of the language and great sensitivity. And doing all this in an entirely new way, wading into (almost) unexplored literary territory.”

Claude Forthomme

“Abdiel LeRoy’s poetry and prose offer intellectual nourishment for critical thinkers and seekers of truth… I highly recommend this book and its companion editions to anyone who seeks to escape from the ‘Matrix’.”

Annemarie M. Osborne

A joy to read and an invitation to keep your eyes open as to what is really going on.”

Rogier F. van Vlissingen

“The perfect portrait of Donald Trump.”

Anna Maria Polidori