My Books

Surreal Dollhouse: A Junk Journal Poetry Collection

“You enter the crawlspace of my heart impulsively, an exile of other lands less discovered, you write inscriptions of seduction on my fertile flesh, taken by your sweet embrace to re-write life rotten- as you descend into my soul, twisting my beloved fantasy of love entirely- replacing each battle with bliss, and a fear of emptiness with the promise of eternity.”

100 pages of collaged pages and surreal poetry, Surreal Dollhouse Poems is a deep dive into the subconscious of an anachronistic voyager, toying with word play and the vintage kitsch- shabby chic aesthetic. (All visuals were either bought from Etsy or foraged from off of interest. All poetry is written by Harley Claes.)

Hedonists Heaven: 3 Poetry Collections in 1

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A culmination of the erotic, obscene and uninhibited ravings of a misfit creative, Harley Claes captures the world of the underground as seen in punk houses, homeless ventures, erotic experiences and sex work. With 68 uncensored poems, the text has a backdrop of images from cult classics like Harmony Korine, Larry Clark, and other iconic directors, as well as photography by Sicily Townley and classic pulp cover women.

In Pacifist in a Punk House, Claes captures the day to day lifestyle of living on the edge in a house full of punks while ensnared in a toxic relationship. In The Holy Erotic Armageddon poems play love games with language encouraged by an outpour of animalistic vice. Exempt from the vulgarity of it’s era, ARMAGEDDON poeticizes the obscene and makes beauty of debauchery. In CIRCA de CABARET, sex work is eternalized through script, capturing the perspective of a vengeful dancer who is addicted to cash flow.

❝Imagine if Persephone was not betrothed to Hades, but seduced him on purpose. Imagine if Aileen Wuornos picked up a pen instead of a gun. Then you can imagine the vision of The Holy Erotic.❞
Tully Lapish
On The Holy Erotic Armageddon

Junk Poems

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A collection of junk journal collages spanning different vintage and kitsch aesthetics. Handwritten poems of varying themes are scattered among the visuals.

Curio House Collages

“A visual collection of surreal collages that exist in a landscape of many different aesthetics.”

A collection of 100+ of my digital collages. None of the images belong to me, although I did collage them myself.

House of Wonders

“Like drawn curtains of the mind - tortured ecstasies perspired from newborn flesh, writing odes of obscenities on their slanted skins. Their past lives followed them, each bud just ebbing to bloom. What they struggled with before their latest incarnation would come disguised now as a new life lesson.”

The House of Wonders is an avant-garde experimental short story, both spiritual and visual. The formatting is a visual expression of the ever-changing mind. It follows the story of a boys journey towards understanding the truth of his existence.

Venus Captives: A Sapphic in Hiding

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A tale about two grandiose twin sisters that live a decadent lifestyle in a big abandoned theatre. A Sapphic in Hiding follows a lesbian love affair in the midst of a goddess cult.

Digi-Diary Zine

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The Digi-diary zine is a collection of collaged digital diary entries written by Harley Claes. It is an A5 size stapled zine consisting of 12 pages of collaged diary entries that were created on goodnotes.

Bebop Collages Zine

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The Bebop Collages zine is a collection of cut-up poems collaged by Harley Claes.

Published Books and Zines

Surreal Dollhouse: A Junk Journal Poetry Collection

Hedonists Heaven: 3 Poetry Collections in 1

Junk Poems

Curio House Collages

House of Wonders

Venus Captives: A Sapphic in Hiding

Digi-Diary Zine

Bebop Collages Zine