The Photic Zone

By John J. Hansen

John J. Hansen's poetry collection, The Photic Zone, picks up where Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea leaves off. Having escaped Davy Jones but still stranded on a dire beach, a shipwrecked sailor sets off in hope of rescue by swimming through violent waves to what turns out to be a whaling ship. Instead of being rescued, however, he is haunted by Jones and churned by storms of tragic disillusionment and malicious deception. The journey is far-reaching, including visits to an icy Atlantic shipwreck, a lush kelp forest, and a brief but jarring jettison into the unforgiving deserts of Nevada. Ultimately, he challenges himself to break free from the murky depths of despair and secure a holdfast in the gentle light of The Photic Zone.

Includes 21 original poems:

Davy Jones, Part II
The Maelstrom
Titanic
Dark Alchemist
Poor Rich Boy
Mirror Glance
Sonar Ping
King of Hearts
Some Kind of Miracle
The Photic Zone
Sandman
Old Flame
Mirage
The Stardust Hotel
Leaving Las Vegas
Hello Heartbreak
Shakespeare's Garden
Just a Man
Kelp Forest
Better Tomorrow
Starlit Sailor

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0851M2963
• ISBN13: 9798615515569
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 42 Pages
• Weight: 0.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.0" x 8.0"