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D'lyla K. Ravyn

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5th House Press, the link between literary & visual art. 5th House specializes in printing anthologies of poetry, prose, short stories, and artwork. Below are our two titles that are now available. Samples from each chapter of these books can be read in the blog area.
"Poets & Alchemists ~ The Alchemy of Poetry and Art." Encircled by antique instruments, ancient texts, and sacred symbols – the alchemist blends the realms of magic and science into one.The artistic alchemist opens yet another realm, where the occult and science fuse with art. Here is place where easels serve as portals and words become magic.
Featured Artists/ Poets: D'lyla K. Ravyn, Kevin Hibshman, Jeff Noland, Kittie Le Sabre, Marty Parker, and William Flores.
$6.95*
THE REVIEWS ARE IN ON ALCHEMISTS...
“Poets & Alchemists is a beautiful cauldron of flavors. Visually thought provoking and lyrically casting a spell on this reader-poet. This book demands a reading and re-reading.” G. Matthew Lowe – Author of “Musings of a Wayward Skald
Read his full review HERE
““Poets & Alchemists” is recommended for anyone interested in enjoying distinctively different observations in distinctively different styles on some not so distinctively different things to which we can all relate.” Astral Artist/ Illustrator of www.JamieShelton.net
Read his full review HERE
"Poets & Alchemists is a collection of mystical stories which opens the door to the unconscious & ancient world. These poems & short stories are brilliant and intuitive! You will truly enjoy this magical collection of creative poets." John Bonifacio Moreno Artist & Indie Film maker
"Urban Life Through Ancient Eyes" written by D'lyla K. Ravyn and Andrew Faison. From the Bronx to Chicago comes a four chapter anthology of prose, narratives, and artwork that leaves no emotion unexamined. Deeply spiritual yet removed from religion, its intention is to document the journey of the soul before, during, and after life.
$6.95*
THE REVIEWS ARE IN ON URBAN LIFE...
"Raw, edgy, disturbing, realistic, Urban Life Through Ancient Eyes takes you on a trip into your own mortality and the journey there…" Andrea Dean Von Scoyoc author of "A Man Of Two Worlds" Twisted Dreams Magazine
Read her full review Here
"Urban Life Through Ancient Eyes is a collection of multi-dimensional verse that has redefined poetic concepts. Ravyn and Faison are mystics, expanding the limitations of the mortal psyche." Kittie LaSabre author of "The Darkest Bind" Nuitrealm Press
"It is a journey, an illumination, a way forward. We are shown how the problems and potential setbacks in life prepare us for awakening. This book is magickal. Conceived largely between worlds, It speaks to ALL worlds." kevin m. hibshman - Fearless Magazine
Read his full review HERE
“An excellent quality book with truly outstanding contents within its pages. Make sure to add this to your collection if you enjoy poetry.” Cathy Farinas Johns Author of "Mommy Meditation" & "Spiritual Pathways" Blu Heart Press
Live in Chicago??? Both titles now available at Chicago Comics located by Clark and Belmont! Note: Retail price is $9.95 each, discount only valid through Mail Orders.
Chicago Comics 3244 N. Clark Street Chicago, IL 60657
Live out of state??? Please see my blogs for info/ discounts on Mail Orders.

My Interests

D’lyla K. Ravyn Publisher/ Artist/ Poet

Born in Chicago of Hispanic /Potawatomi decent, her poems appeared in print for over ten years in various books, zines, and newspapers. A self-taught painter specializing in surrealism and mystical themes, she’s been a featured artist for numerous art festivals and galleries in and around the Chicagoland area.

In 2005 she founded 5th House Press and published “Urban Life Through Ancient Eyes” and “Poets & Alchemists” the following year, both recieving nationwide reviews and sales. Samples of her art, writing, and book projects are on this page. See blogs for details and events around Chicago.

I'd like to meet:

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Music:

Poetic Alchemy

We listen to the laughter of children to recall joy in its purest state. You could never tell a child a dandelion is not a flower.

Ever notice how the very small and terminally ill are the most adept at living? They leave tomorrow to the mystics.

We begin a pilgrimage towards metamorphosis. Pollinated deep yet faint in the subconscious are visions beyond the mundane. Maps that lead between the living and the dead leave paper trails for both sides to follow.

Change must be swift when certain.

So we’ve stopped pacing softly and speaking lightly. When we begin to believe in ourselves, we begin to believe in a higher power.

Our lives become a glass-spun sonnet, written across the universe as a manifesto. Each race and religion are chapters in the Book of Humanity, and we are its pages.

We are poetic alchemy.

Copyright 2007 by D’lyla K. Ravyn and 5th House Press Excerpt from “Poets & Alchemists.”

Movies:

Archaic Lantern
The Vintage Spirit carries through the Ages, memoirs of previous vitality.
The knowledge that life does not begin in the uterus. It begins eons away, beyond the extensions of speculation.
The vessel is forgetful but the life force recalls each existence as a passing hour, a quiet glance, a psychic fingerprint upon glass.
Each transition ignites the archaic lantern.
The cerebral cortex unleashes its silver cord. Unwinding a suspension of consciousness, inside the time capsule of amniotic fluid.
Isolated infants of creation, they choose amnesia over the correlation between binary stars and flowers in June. The odyssey is more significant than the destination.
Juniper filled the sweat lodge, as the Sage spoke Tales of Tribal Genesis and how the only sacrament is that of aboriginal love.
Each birth is but a wrinkle in time.
Copyright 2007 by D’lyla K. Ravyn and 5th House Press Excerpt from “Urban Life Through Ancient Eyes.”

Television:

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Books:



You can purchase both books at Chicago Comics 3244 N. Clark Street Chicago, IL 60657 located by Clark and Belmont!

Or you can order them direct from me through Mail Order. Please see my blogs for info on Mail Orders.

Heroes:

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My Blog

BOOK REVIEW BY JOHN BONIFACIO

"Poets & Alchemists is a collection of mystical stories which opens the door to the unconscious & ancient world. These poems & short stories are brilliant and intuitive! You will truly enj...
Posted by D'lyla K. Ravyn on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:07:00 PST

NOW ONLY $6.95 EACH*

  Both books are now ONLY $6.95!!!  Promote Literacy J   *This offer is only good through mail order from me direct, (or if you happen to know me and live in the Chi), so it does not a...
Posted by D'lyla K. Ravyn on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:54:00 PST

Poets & Alchemists - Excerpts

Chapter I: FIRE Purify Destroy Sustain Laughter Anger Will Power Dance Pauper Dance! There are too many reasons to stray from decency now a days. The morning news, the evening news, the weekend...
Posted by D'lyla K. Ravyn on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:21:00 PST

Urban Life Through Ancient Eyes - Excerpts

Chapter I: of blood & light Perhaps those abusive demons show us what not to be and pain is an equal teacher with joy.   The Names Are Shifting The Angel of Death weeps when faced wit...
Posted by D'lyla K. Ravyn on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:15:00 PST

BOOK REVIEW BY ASTRAL ARTIST

MIXING IT UP WITH "POETS & ALCHEMISTS" As art forms, poetry and visual art always seemed, to me, to be a perfect match for each other. When those two elements are successfully sewn together with a...
Posted by D'lyla K. Ravyn on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 03:19:00 PST

BOOK REVIEW BY G. MATTHEW LOWE

"Poets & Alchemists" is a beautiful cauldron of flavors. Visually thought provoking and lyrically casting a spell on this reader-poet. After placing myself in each artist's world for a brief momen...
Posted by D'lyla K. Ravyn on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:43:00 PST

Twisted Dreams Magazine Review

BOOK REVIEW Raw, edgy, disturbing, realistic, Urban Life Through Ancient Eyes takes you on a trip into your own mortality and the journey there...       Urban Life Throug...
Posted by D'lyla K. Ravyn on Wed, 02 Aug 2006 09:33:00 PST

Full Review: FEARLESS MAGAZINE

This is a book made by two mystics:"deeply spiritual yet removed from religion." It is a journey, an illumination, a way forward. Beginning with Chapter One: lines such as "but scarification makes wa...
Posted by D'lyla K. Ravyn on Sun, 07 May 2006 12:41:00 PST