Very proud to have my story Miranda's Polymorphic Adventures included in Cum Punk. Thank you to editor Kum V for editing my story so beautifully. cumpunk.me

Very proud to have my English translation of Jean Lorrain's eerie short story, The Man Who Made Wax Heads, included in the Autumn Issue (No. 18) of Exacting Clam. Thank you to the editors for giving it such a prestigious home. exactingclam.com/issues/no-18-a…

Absolutely floored by Thomas Moore's review of my English translation of René Crevel's Scattered Leaves, published by Incunabula. Book link: incunabulamedia.com/r-j-dent-1 Original post: instagram.com/p/DOq46GdjGngm…

David Greenslade's piece on Jennifer Allan, the artist responsible for 'Removal of the Mask', the powerful image used on the cover of my book, Emily Dickinson's Sexual Personae. rjdent.com/sexual-persona…

True crime and coffee. Title: Screaming at the Window Subtitle: The tragic story of Blanche Monnier, the Prisoner of Poitiers ISBN: 979-8-9865233-9-2 Language: English Format: Paperback Pages: 222 Genre: True Crime Publisher: KERNPUNKT Press. kernpunktpress.com/store/p42/scre…

Actual colours at 7.19 this morning. Phone camera magnified to give the photo the look of a painting.

Coffee and the 10th draft of a new poem...

Drinking a rich roast continental coffee and making notes for my next book...

Making a Cloak Copyright © R J Dent (2025) rjdent.com

Strange, unsettling, and memorable, The Bridges describes the changing relationships between three teenagers—a young mother who has drowned her newborn child, and Aud and Torvil, a young couple who befriend her. Book details and purchase links: incunabulamedia.com/r-j-dent-1

from The Hollow Men by T.S. Eliot:

Two of my translations of important works by Charles Baudelaire are published simultaneously today. The Flowers of Evil is one of the most influential poetry collections ever - Fanfarlo is Baudelaire's only sustained work of prose fiction. Book details: incunabulamedia.com/r-j-dent-1

The Persecution and Assassination of Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade, written by Peter Weiss, published by Marion Boyars, 1994 reprint edition. Marat/Sade and coffee...

The Diary of Frida Kahlo and red wine...

Red wine and three different editions of The Atrocity Exhibition...

French coffee and Catherine Breillat's I Only Believe in Myself...

I have spare copies of my recent English translations of Baudelaire's The Flowers of Evil and Fanfarlo. DM if you're interested in purchasing signed-by-the-translator copies of either book. Details (Flowers): rjdent.wordpress.com/the-flowers-of… Details (Fanfarlo): rjdent.wordpress.com/fanfarlo/

Lautréamont's Apocrypha is now available for pre-order from Infinity Land Press. Lautréamont’s Apocrypha includes the Chant Premier of Maldoror, Poésies, fragments, and letters. Illustrated by Karolina Urbaniak Lautréamont's Apocrypha: rjdent.wordpress.com/lautreamonts-a…

My short story 'Derek Jarman and D.H. Lawrence Meet the Beatles' is published in the Winter issue (No.19) of Exacting Clam. Read 'Derek Jarman and D.H. Lawrence Meet the Beatles': exactingclam.com/issues/no-19... or buy Exacting Clam No. 19 here: exactingclam.com/issues/no-19...