Verses From The Void

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In this episode Stephanie Wytovich reads from her collection Apocalyptic Mannequin and discusses witchcraft, writing craft, and the many ways that art can influence speculative poetry.

Marisca Pichette reads from her new collection Rivers in Your Skin, Sirens in Your Hair and discusses ghost mothers, accepting death, and how we are made and unmade in dying.

Jessica Drake-Thomas reads from her brand new collection Bad Omens and talks Victorian mourning photography, Penny Dreadful, and writing inspired by Tarot!

Avra reads poems from the collection The Saint of Witches and talks ghosts, consciousness, and the weirdness of mushrooms (and editing poems about mushrooms).

Terese Mason Pierre reads from her award-winning chapbook Manifest and discusses poetic forms, editing, and her chilling depictions of monstrous women, jealous gods, and doppelgangers.

In this episode, Tiffany gives an update on the Verses from the Void schedule and rebrand, talks about Poetry and PTSD, and gives a short reading from her new collection Elegies of Rotting Stars (content warning for suicide and discussion of trauma).

Jessica McHugh reads from her collections Strange Nests and The Quiet Ways I Destroy You and talks blackout poetry, The Secret Garden, and a monster version of Marmie from Little Women.

Donna Lynch reads from her new poetry collection Girls from the County and talks true crime, the uncanny experience of growing up, and the love-hate relationship people have with their hometowns.

Sara Tantlinger reads from her collections The Devil's Dreamland: Poetry Inspired by H.H. Holmes and Cradleland of Parasites and discusses history, plagues, and pitting two serial killers against each other. Content warnings for violence, disease, and death.