In the service of the mysteries

"Sarah Mangold's In the Service of the Mysteries is a visionary and formally inventive poetry collection inspired by the life and work of Swedish artist and medium Hilma af Klint. Moving across cosmic and historical time, the poems draw on the intersections of art, science, spirituality, and feminist thought. Mangold approaches af Klint not simply as a historical figure but as a guide, entering into conversation that turns the poems into acts of listening, translation, and transmission. Through an expansive poetics that incorporates diagrams, graphs, and visually dynamic forms, the collection moves beyond conventional lyric boundaries to ask what form does revelation take. In the Service of the Mysteries radiates curiosity and devotion, offering a meditation on Hilma af Klint, perception, and the enduring human desire to encounter the unknown"--