Forgetting is the essence of the thing,
New Release
The Memory of Light
Poems for the Soul’s Journey
Book 4 of The Light Poetry Series
Keith Wrassmann
In The Memory of Light, the fourth installment in The Light Poetry Series, these poems move through the quiet terrain of human experience—where love and loss, fear and hope, forgetting and discovery all unfold together. This collection explores what it means to live in a world where clarity feels distant and identity feels fragmented—yet something within continues to search, to question, to remember. Each poem is a place to pause—a space where the noise softens and something familiar begins to return. Life in the forgetting is a journey through the unfolding of experience, the remembering of who you are, and have always been.
These poems are for the journey of the soul, in the fear and courage of living, in loving and losing, for grieving and healing, for questions of what is beyond the bounds of human sight, to see through the darkness and the depth of suffering, until the inner self remembers its nature and awakens in the memory of light.
Paperback:
ISBN: 978-1-961631-05-2
Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5
96 pages
The Memory of Light
Poems for the Soul’s Journey
Book 4 of The Light Poetry Series
Keith Wrassmann
In The Memory of Light, the fourth installment in The Light Poetry Series, these poems move through the quiet terrain of human experience—where love and loss, fear and hope, forgetting and discovery all unfold together. This collection explores what it means to live in a world where clarity feels distant and identity feels fragmented—yet something within continues to search, to question, to remember. Each poem is a place to pause—a space where the noise softens and something familiar begins to return. Life in the forgetting is a journey through the unfolding of experience, the remembering of who you are, and have always been.
These poems are for the journey of the soul, in the fear and courage of living, in loving and losing, for grieving and healing, for questions of what is beyond the bounds of human sight, to see through the darkness and the depth of suffering, until the inner self remembers its nature and awakens in the memory of light.
Paperback:
ISBN: 978-1-961631-05-2
Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5
96 pages
Other Books
Light in Slow Motion
Poems for the Coming and Going
Book 3 of The Light Poetry Series
Keith Wrassmann
In Book 3 of The Light Poetry Series, Keith Wrassmann explores the major themes of the nature of the world and the human condition, including the triumph and tragedy of life and death, and why the world is as it is. Light in Slow Motion gives unique insight into the difficult and deep aspects of human life, offering comfort, encouragement, and fresh insight each time you read through it. This special collection of poems will take you into the depth of yourself and back again. You can overcome. It is your right of existence. The light is there, it is always there.
These poems are for the coming and going of life, to process love and loss, tragedy and triumph, to learn and to grow, to grieve and to move forward, to hurt and to heal, for understanding the human condition and the nature of the world that offers darkness and light as the foundation for experience—this is light in slow motion.
Paperback:
ISBN: 978-1-961631-03-8
Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5
112 pages
Light in Slow Motion
Poems for the Coming and Going
Book 3 of The Light Poetry Series
Keith Wrassmann
In Book 3 of The Light Poetry Series, Keith Wrassmann explores the major themes of the nature of the world and the human condition, including the triumph and tragedy of life and death, and why the world is as it is. Light in Slow Motion gives unique insight into the difficult and deep aspects of human life, offering comfort, encouragement, and fresh insight each time you read through it. This special collection of poems will take you into the depth of yourself and back again. You can overcome. It is your right of existence. The light is there, it is always there.
These poems are for the coming and going of life, to process love and loss, tragedy and triumph, to learn and to grow, to grieve and to move forward, to hurt and to heal, for understanding the human condition and the nature of the world that offers darkness and light as the foundation for experience—this is light in slow motion.
Paperback:
ISBN: 978-1-961631-03-8
Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5
112 pages
A Movement of Light
Poems for the Passing Through
Book 2 of The Light Poetry Series
Keith Wrassmann
Comfort. Encouragement. Insight. Hope. In the follow up to The Light That Heals, Keith Wrassmann expands on the major themes of human nature, the purpose of life, and the nature of the world in which we find ourselves. A Movement of Light explores the mystery of existence with all the beauty and hardship that comes with living. The book ends with the title poem that will lead you to the edge of human understanding about purpose, life, and your very nature, while tugging at the veil of the grand design of who you are and why you are here.
These poems are for your time here, to understand the world, to understand yourself, to find growth and healing, for purpose and potential, to process pain and grief. They are for wisdom and knowledge for the passing through, for insight into what is spiritual, even your own brilliant self, for you are a movement of light.
Paperback:
ISBN: 978-1-961631-01-4
Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5
134 pages
A Movement of Light
Poems for the Passing Through
Book 2 of The Light Poetry Series
Keith Wrassmann
Comfort. Encouragement. Insight. Hope. In the follow up to The Light That Heals, Keith Wrassmann expands on the major themes of human nature, the purpose of life, and the nature of the world in which we find ourselves. A Movement of Light explores the mystery of existence with all the beauty and hardship that comes with living. The book ends with the title poem that will lead you to the edge of human understanding about purpose, life, and your very nature, while tugging at the veil of the grand design of who you are and why you are here.
These poems are for your time here, to understand the world, to understand yourself, to find growth and healing, for purpose and potential, to process pain and grief. They are for wisdom and knowledge for the passing through, for insight into what is spiritual, even your own brilliant self, for you are a movement of light.
Paperback:
ISBN: 978-1-961631-01-4
Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5
134 pages
The Light That Heals
Poems About Life, Loss, Recovery, and the Hope of Living
Book 1 of The Light Poetry Series
Keith Wrassmann
These poems are about
life, death,
loss, trauma,
grieving, healing,
recovery,
and the hope of living.
They are for insight into the human condition,
of what is physical and what is spiritual.
Your world can change.
You are not alone.
There is a light that heals.
Paperback:
ISBN: 979-8-9866486-2-0
Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5
134 pages
The Light That Heals
Poems About Life, Loss, Recovery, and the Hope of Living
Book 1 of The Light Poetry Series
Keith Wrassmann
These poems are about
life, death,
loss, trauma,
grieving, healing,
recovery,
and the hope of living.
They are for insight into the human condition,
of what is physical and what is spiritual.
Your world can change.
You are not alone.
There is a light that heals.
Paperback:
ISBN: 979-8-9866486-2-0
Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5
134 pages
A Riddle for the King
A Tale in Verse of King Solomon
and the Queen of Sheba
Keith Wrassmann
In this verse narrative of one of the Bible’s most mysterious personas, the Queen of Sheba journeys to confront King Solomon with some of life’s hardest questions. What of the corrupted world? Death? Evil? Eternity? King Solomon delivers timely answers to these and more, and the Queen of Sheba discovers what she never expected.
A Riddle for the King features a variety of forms, meters, and rhyme schemes giving each character a unique voice. Included among others are blank verse, villanelle, quatrains, and terza rima. King Solomon answers the Queen’s many questions in his own signature form.
Paperback:
ISBN: 978-1-7379020-0-3
Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5
82 pages
A Riddle for the King
A Tale in Verse of King Solomon
and the Queen of Sheba
Keith Wrassmann
In this verse narrative of one of the Bible’s most mysterious personas, the Queen of Sheba journeys to confront King Solomon with some of life’s hardest questions. What of the corrupted world? Death? Evil? Eternity? King Solomon delivers timely answers to these and more, and the Queen of Sheba discovers what she never expected.
A Riddle for the King features a variety of forms, meters, and rhyme schemes giving each character a unique voice. Included among others are blank verse, villanelle, quatrains, and terza rima. King Solomon answers the Queen’s many questions in his own signature form.
Paperback:
ISBN: 978-1-7379020-0-3
Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5
82 pages
Character Revolution
5 Keys and 52 Traits to Transform Yourself
Keith Wrassmann
How would your life change if you could identify and transform your biggest character struggles? What if you could strengthen the weaknesses that have held you back all your life? CHARACTER REVOLUTION can revolutionize your life and forever change how you understand yourself.
In CHARACTER REVOLUTION, you will come to know yourself in deeper ways than ever before. 5 Keys and 52 character traits will serve you as a guiding light and mirror of self-reflection. You will uncover who you are at your deepest level, and why you do what you do. This book will blow your mind and then piece it back together in healing.
Paperback:
ISBN: 979-8-9866486-6-8
Dimensions: 6 x 9
250 pages
Character Revolution
5 Keys and 52 Traits to Transform Yourself
Keith Wrassmann
How would your life change if you could identify and transform your biggest character struggles? What if you could strengthen the weaknesses that have held you back all your life? CHARACTER REVOLUTION can revolutionize your life and forever change how you understand yourself.
In CHARACTER REVOLUTION, you will come to know yourself in deeper ways than ever before. 5 Keys and 52 character traits will serve you as a guiding light and mirror of self-reflection. You will uncover who you are at your deepest level, and why you do what you do. This book will blow your mind and then piece it back together in healing.
Paperback:
ISBN: 979-8-9866486-6-8
Dimensions: 6 x 9
250 pages
But it was the touch of another’s hand
that brought forth the feeling of union,
a memory of light triggered
in the dimness of the forgetting,
a partial recollection of the oneness
retained within the illusion,
because the essence of the one
cannot be completely veiled.
— Excerpt from “The Memory of Light“
Screenwriting
Keith has written four feature-length screenplays spanning science fiction, mythological fantasy, and biblical historical drama. His work combines cinematic scale with deeply personal stakes, exploring loss, moral conflict, spiritual tension, sacrifice, and redemption. Whether set in ancient kingdoms, distant worlds, or dystopian futures, his stories focus on emotionally grounded characters facing life-altering choices.
Full scripts are available upon request for producers, agents, or collaborators. For inquiries, please use the contact form.
Jonah
Biblical Historical Drama | Feature Film
Logline:
A reluctant, small-town prophet is sent to confront the king of Nineveh as he struggles with the death of his father and the God he blames for it.
Synopsis:
After his father’s murder leaves him bitter toward God, Jonah, a reluctant small-town prophet, is sent to warn the king of Nineveh of coming judgment. As he is drawn into the violence, power, and spiritual crisis of an enemy empire, Jonah must confront its king, his own grief, and the God he resents. To deliver the message means facing the mercy he does not want to offer amid the loss and anger he cannot overcome.
Hero of the Gods
Mythological Action-Fantasy | Feature Film
Logline:
A murdered Macedonian warrior is drawn from the Underworld by the gods to stop a king’s supernatural conquest, only to discover that his own hidden divine origin may decide the fate of gods and men.
Synopsis:
After a loyal Macedonian warrior is betrayed and murdered by Alexander the Great, he awakens in the Underworld and discovers that death is not the end of his story. Chosen by the gods for a dangerous mission, he is offered the chance to return, confront Alexander, and stop a conquest fueled by hidden supernatural power. But as he is drawn deeper into the conflict between gods and ancient realms, he uncovers the truth about his own mysterious origin. What first appears to be a mission of justice becomes something far greater: a battle over destiny, divine order, and the fate of both mortals and immortals.
Dark Moon
Dystopian Sci-Fi Action Thriller | Feature Film
Logline:
Awakened from a manufactured life, a super-soldier becomes the resistance’s last hope to save the world, but uncovering who he really is may demand everything from him.
Synopsis:
Dark Moon is a dystopian sci-fi action thriller about memory, identity, control, and what it means to be human. When a hidden resistance awakens and activates a dormant super-soldier, his life begins to unravel, revealing that his memories, family, and identity may have been manufactured. Hunted by the global regime that created him, he is drawn into a secret war over an operation known as Dark Moon. As his buried abilities awaken, he must uncover who he really is before the regime’s final plan destroys the future of mankind. At its heart, Dark Moon is a high-stakes sci-fi action story about a man searching for the truth of who he is — and discovering that the answer may demand everything from him.
The Speed of Light
Philosophical Sci-Fi Drama | Feature Film
Logline:
A grieving astrophysicist joins a secret mission to a distant planet in search of life beyond Earth, but the greatest discovery may be the healing of his own soul.
Synopsis:
The Speed of Light is a philosophical sci-fi drama about grief, wonder, faith, and the fragile hope of healing after unbearable loss. After a tragic loss, an astrophysicist retreats into grief, work, and skepticism. But when a controversial discovery points to humanoid life on a distant planet, he is drawn into a secret mission across the stars, where science may finally answer one of humanity’s oldest questions: are we alone?
As the journey pushes him farther from Earth, he is forced to confront the pain he has buried and the possibility that the universe may hold more mystery, meaning, and purpose than he is willing to admit. The Speed of Light is a sci-fi story about a broken man searching the cosmos for life, only to find that the greatest discovery may be the healing of his own soul.
You are in the world
where the golden light has dimmed,
where all remembrance of who you are
has faded to the blackness of new night.
But this is not a darkness without sight,
for light is light
even in its slowest hue.
— “Granite” excerpt from Light in Slow Motion
Writings on God and Verse
Two of Keith’s favorite topics are theology and poetry.
Theologia is a blog devoted to examining questions and concepts related to the doctrine and practice of Christianity as found in the Bible. Keith puts his Master of Divinity in Theology to work as he dives into a variety of topics in the hope of discovering a little more about God and ourselves.
Story in Verse is the official blog of Narrative Light Press which is devoted to the resurgence of formal narrative poetry in the modern age. Keith discusses a variety of subjects including formal narrative poetry’s current place in our culture and its potential to uplift and illuminate the human spirit.
I will echoed through the timeless void
before it slowed enough
to take a form.
Its intention was unparalleled
and pregnant with eternal possibility—
the highest joy,
the lowest sorrow,
fortune and tragedy—
within the brush mark of a single stroke.
— “A Movement of Light” excerpt from A Movement of Light
The Author
KEITH WRASSMANN
Keith Wrassmann was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Early on, he worked as a legal editor in downtown Cincinnati. He currently works in the real estate industry and has done so for two decades.
His current release, The Memory of Light, consists of free verse poems and expands on the major themes of human nature, death and eternity, and the nature of the world in which we find ourselves. It explores the mystery of existence with all the beauty and hardship that comes with living.
He is presently writing his next book of poetry which will once again deal with themes of the nature of the soul and the world.
Keith holds the degrees of MA in Creative Writing: Poetry from Miami University (Oxford, OH) and MDiv in Theology from Cincinnati Christian University, where he also won the Theological Studies Award. He lives in the greater Cincinnati, Ohio area with his wife and children.