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Tristan Robert Lange is a poet whose work blends existential depth, gothic imagery, and spiritual subtext. This site is home to their published poems, reflections, and creative journey.

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in the loop

Jul 14, 2026

· Collections, Free Verse, Poem, Rhymed, Wait. What?!?

A psychedelic volcanic landscape features a giant wizard lizard beside glowing nonagon portals receding endlessly into the distance. Lava rivers wind through robotic settlements while a train travels a paved road beneath swirling cosmic skies. The artwork evokes surreal recursion, psychedelic rock energy, and playful absurdity. — Image: AI-generated using DALL·E and modified by the author; Poetry: written by Tristan Robert Lange, human-authored.

in order to get the gist
i took my knotted fist
punched it through the gizzard
of a giant wizard lizard,
king of a magma river,
walking away like a shiver
from condensational fuzz.
float along on the buzz,
a hive of robot stop abodes
on a train that rides roads.
choo-freaking-choo
don’t stop, don’t hit no brake,
swerving on like a rattlesnake,
the nonagon doors open infinitely,
go on, enter indiscriminantly.

don’t believe me?— the scoop is in the loop—
can’t escape to even poop.

POET’S NOTE:
Part of the Wait. What?!? collection. A playful absurdist tribute to King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard…particularly the wonderfully inescapable Nonagon Infinity (enter in from any track, play on repeat and try it out). If you’ve never explored the band, do yourself a favor. They’ve wandered through psychedelic rock, folk, jazz, metal, garage rock, jam music, synth-pop, microtonal experiments, and more. Chances are they’ve made an album for at least one corner of your musical taste. Go ahead. Look them up. I dare you. Double dare, even.

Tristan Robert Lange's handwritten signature: Tittu

Listen to King Gizzard’s Nonagon Infinity now and support a great band.

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Tristan Robert Lange

Hi, I’m Tristan Robert Lange — a poet who writes at the crossroads of existentialism, emotional depth, societal critique, and the gothic. My work often journeys into the human psyche, weaving dark and atmospheric imagery with profound emotional insight. I draw inspiration from literary voices such as Edgar Allan Poe, Jim Morrison, Charles Baudelaire, Sylvia Plath, Mary Shelley and Bram Stoker, among others. Their influence fuels my pursuit of vivid imagery and unflinching exploration of the macabre, the mysterious, and the sacred-in-subtext. My poetry is both confessional and visionary, haunted and haloed, carrying the weight of suffering but always straining toward transcendence.

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