I’m definitely on a poetry kick. There are some seriously wonderful poems published by Uncanny! I do find there’s not enough poetry these days. Which is such a shame. Poetry’s so fantastic. #poetrystan
In this issue, I’ve so far read ‘Steeped in Stars’ by Hal Y. Zhang, which was beautiful. Some great turns of phrase!
but the ghost
of the old stone wall still
streams your meteor shower
Read it for yourself here.
Jennifer Crow’s ‘Red Berries’ was also wonderful.
Tell me what the winter whispered to you
Read it for yourself here.
Cassandra Khaw’s ‘A Letter from One Woman to Another’ was fantastic. This one was probably my favourite from this collection! There’s something very raw and brutal about it.
not love he proffers, but lies
by the dozen, semen-thick and
serpent-slick.
Read it for yourself here.
I also read ‘The Watchword’ by Sonya Taaffe.
a song must outlive its singer
or it dims bitter in a land of milk and honey
That line really struck me. I kept rereading it. Read the whole poem for yourself here.
The poems in this are beautiful! I’ve read three so far and I recommend them all! The word play is just lovely.
a city whose heartbeat I’m learning to carry
in a pocket left of a sound like the word home
‘things you don’t say to city witches’ by Cassandra Khaw. Read it here.
I never liked the trick
with the girl and the swords.
‘Other Forms of Conjuring the Moon’ by Chloe N. Clark. Read it here.
aromas of caramel arnibal mingle with
the tangy bite of auburn dust
‘Taho’ by D.A. Xiaolin Spires. Read it here.
The fire is her mother’s arms, it is the love
in her mother’s breast, as hot as a train furnace.
If you have that kind of love, not even death
can defeat it.
AMAZING POEM IS AMAZING.
Theodora Goss’s ‘The Cinder Girl Burns Brightly’ is definitely worth a read. It’s Cinderella with a twist. Read it here.
I started with ‘Monsters & Women—Beneath Contempt’ by Roxanna Bennett.
Dismiss reversal of promises & missing curatives,
who notices holes in the old narrative
Read it here.
I really liked all of the poems I read from these issues. It’s reminded me that I ought to take the time to read more poetry. Let alone write more poetry.
Also, aren’t these covers so beautiful?
Anyone have any favourite places to find current poetry? 🙂
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