About Poem of Thanks: Swords and The Devil

Mike Bagwell’s new chapbook is another installment in his “Poem of Thanks” series, following previous occult & tarot chapbooks (A Court of Wands; The High Priestess). Stark imagery, existential questions, and mysticism flow from the page and into your eyes at a breakneck speed. Swords and The Devil is Bagwell’s most fierce and experimental poetic musing to date.

“colors swallow everything

we arrive at the

ice palace

squad deep

only a few

go in but all belong

my signifiers sow or

snow my will speaks

I invented something

great but got drained

by mythic beasts

under strange

enchantments thanks

though to my

daughter for her

advice: don’t forget

your legs are a

magazine and don’t

forget your power

away ok?”

2026 Chapbook Project: Spring Cohort.

The beginning of our newly instated Chapbook Corp is going monochrome. 4 authors (2 of whom are debutants in their respective genres) published at the same time for one massive chapbook cohort. Original artwork was hand-selected by our editor-in-chief for both the Fall and Spring cohorts. This project is what 10 years of chapbook publishing looks like. This is Thirty West.

40 pgs with a 5.5” x 8.5” trim size (page counts may vary).

Jacket Artwork by Oliva’s Ink Illustrations

Preorder; releases on 4-24-26

For international orders greater than 2 units, please email us before ordering so we can calculate shipping. Thanks!

Edition Information

Standard edition comes in a hand-folded, saddle-stitched, or perfect-bound glue spine.

Limited edition comes in an artisanal, hemp cord binding of 20 numbered copies.

Want to experience the entire cohort at once? Go here for all 4 chapbooks, in a standard edition, for only $20 (shipping not included).