Beyond the Burnt-Orange Skies

Through the medium of the novel-in-verse, Beyond the Burnt-Orange Skies examines humanity's final days on an Earthravaged by mankind's excesses and the desperate journey for survival among the stars. Through hybrid prose and verse poems, Tom Guldin gives voice to a dying planet, the despair of lost generations, and the fragile hope of new beginnings. He paints a portrait of environmental catastrophe ranging from wastelands scorched by pollution to the silence of cold underground shelters. But, through this ruin, he kindles a spark of rebellion in the dream of a new home among the stars, and shows the choices of colonists seeking harmony with a strange world in an effort to avoid past mistakes.

These poems invite readers to reflect on past mistakes and the stewardship needed for a future on this planet. Beyond the Burnt-Orange Skies is a vision of loss, resistance, and hope that lingers after the final page. It is a lyrical testament to what we leave behind - and what we might yet salvage.