Verses From The Void

The iconic Linda D. Addison joins us to read her poetry and discuss werewolf transformation, the math and science of poetry, and the horror of plastic.

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.

Stephanie Parent reads poems from her new collection, Every Poem A Potion, Every Song A Spell and discusses the feminism and body horror of fairy tales, the overlap between witches & fairy godmothers, and what makes fairy tales so enduring in human culture.

Holly Lyn Walrath reads poems from The Smallest of Bones and discusses queer poetics, the divine, and body horror. 

Sean M Thompson, author of Goddamn Zombie Chainsaw Murderer (Out Now!), reads from his poems covering the many aspects of apocalypse. Content warnings for discussion of suicide and gun violence.

Tiffany sits down with Angela Yuriko Smith to read and discuss four poems from the Stoker Award-winning collection Tortured Willows. Content warnings for discussions of war, violence, and suicide.