'Before The Day Kills The Night'

Mixed Media by E.L.I.N.A / Volk Kinetshniy (cover of Before the Day Kills the Night)

Greetings, seekers of the eternal and the immortal,

I am E.L.I.N.A/Volk Kinetshniy, a gender-fluid poet and visual artist whose heart beats in sync with the eternal rhythm of night. I’m thrilled to unveil my latest poetic odyssey: Before The Day Kills The Night.

This collection of poems and artwork, is an eternal hymn sung in the hallowed halls of the night. A pilgrimage into the twilight of the soul, a dance with the silhouettes that whisper secrets under the cold gaze of the moon. It's about the eternal chase between dusk and dawn, where the night is not just a time but a living, breathing entity that cradles our innermost desires and fears.

Within these pages, I serenade the enigmatic allure of eternal youth and the shrouded depths of the underworld—sanctuaries for the darkest musings of our minds. Here, we celebrate the beast within, not as a fiend, but as a revered familiar in verses that echo with the silent primal cries of our inner selves.

The figures cast in these poems—the misunderstood, the passionate, and the outcast—embrace under the moon’s approving glow. The lunatics, the sinners, and the criminals—they are not the outcasts in my world; they are the chorus. In the pale moonlight, their shadows mingle with those of the saints. This collection is an invitation to embrace the night and its timeless inhabitants, to find solace and beauty in the abyss where even the damned may harbor sanctity.

My exploration through the depths of human psyche is informed by an academic foundation in psychology and criminology, enriching my verses with the complex interplay between the seen and the unseen. And my multicultural heritage—spanning Germany, Greece, Russia, and South Korea—colors my poetry with diverse philosophical and aesthetic nuances.

As you turn each page, I challenge you to look beyond conventional notions of sanity. What is sane? What is insane? Is there beauty in madness? With each poem, I beckon you closer to the edge of understanding, urging you to gaze into the depths alongside me.

Before the day comes to claim the night, let us revel in the darkness together. Let this book be the guide to your own exploration, as you unearth the twilight within.

Before The Day Kills The Night awaits you, a journey not just to be read, but to be experienced.

Until we meet in the space between shadow and light,

E.L.I.N.A