DREAM MACHINE: Selected Poems collects 115 of Steve Rasnic Tem’s poems from throughout his career, spanning the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, as well as several examples of his early nature poetry, which illuminate the same themes he explores in his fiction. These poems originally appeared in a wide range of venues including Weirdbook, Puerto del Sol, Portland Review, Once Upon a Midnight, The Devil’s Wine, Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, The Magazine of Speculative Poetry, Star*Line, Dreams & Nightmares, Amazing Science Fiction Stories, Kayak, and The Bennington Review. Several previously unpublished pieces are also included.
Steve Rasnic Tem's short fiction has been compared to the work of Franz Kafka, Dino Buzzati, Ray Bradbury, and Raymond Carver, but to quote Joe R. Lansdale: "Steve Rasnic Tem is a school of writing unto himself." His 470 plus published stories, sixteen collections, and eight novels have garnered him the British Fantasy Award, the World Fantasy Award, two International Horror Guild Awards, and four Bram Stoker Awards.