Canyon: Thoughts Along the Dniester (hardcover)

Canyon: Thoughts Along the Dniester is a poetry collection by tIRA, published by Vohnepys — a book meant to serve as an anchor for moments when the familiar world starts to come apart. The collection is built around the Dniester River, a centuries-old witness known by many names across history — Tyras, Nistru, Danastris. Here the river becomes more than geography: it turns into a companion to talk to, a symbol of endurance, natural constancy, and quiet renewal — somewhere to turn to when strength and stillness run out and the real world feels unbearable.

Through her verse, tIRA leads readers into her own inner canyon, where the pain of separation from home is worked through toward something like healing. The poems and lyrical prose are threaded with river imagery — floods and shallows, currents and structure — adding a physical, almost tactile layer to the emotion: the cold of the water, the smoothness of river stones, the tension of a footstep on slippery rock.

The collection is built in four parts: Flow (the core poems), Floodplains (lyrical prose essays), Red Obsidian (intimate lyric poetry), and Myths of the Sarmatian Sea (dreamlike, timeless pieces).

Hardcover, A5 format, approx. 168 pages. Currently available for pre-order, with release expected at the end of May 2026.

Perfect for: readers processing displacement or longing for home, fans of nature-infused, sensory poetry, and anyone drawn to collections structured as a journey rather than a simple set of verses.