"I have always thought the world sat at an odd angle, so the [horror] genre suits me." L. Marie Wood, a finalist for the Stoker Award for Superior Achievement. in Poetry for her book Imitation of Life, has been writing dark fiction and poetry for nearly her whole life. She balances this along with a… Continue reading Horror Poetry for the Soul: 13 Questions with L. Marie Wood
two Poems by Jamal Hodge from The Dark Between the Twilight INTENTIONSI see my intentions I see your actionsI judgeYou.I condemnYou.I forgiveMe.Attracting The heartbeat of life’s disappointments.My life Is wife to mayhem.I fearI banishI blame.Shame does notTouch my pride.Eyes wideSeeing everythingBut mercy.I hideInside BehindMoral disdain.Hating Nameless facesConceptualizedIn blame.This shame,O, this shame,If they could Only seeMy Intentions!Forgive!Judge me not,as Ihave judged You. PINK BANANAObserving similaritiesin the phallusand… Continue reading 2 Poems by Jamal Hodge from The Dark Between the Twilight
As part of our Horror Poetry Month series, we ask Bram Stoker Achievement in Poetry Finalist Jamal Hodge 13 questions.Jamal Hodge is a Bram Stoker Award-nominated poet and multi-award-winning filmmaker, known for blending emotional depth with speculative themes. A member of the SFPA and HWA, he earned three Rhysling Award nominations, with his poem "Colony" placing 2nd… Continue reading Horror, Hope and Courage: 13 Questions with Jamal Hodge
by @wytwavedarling, curator of HOWLS Book Club nominees for March's "What a Line!" category Before the novel…there was the poem.And I know, I know, poetry can be scary. But hear me out, okay? I’ve known English teachers who are scared of poetry and feel overwhelmed by teaching it. Teaching fellows who break out in a… Continue reading 5 Horror Poetry Books for Your TBR
