HWA Poetry Showcase Volume X

HWA Poetry Showcase Volume X, edited by Angela Yuriko SmithThe Horror Writers Association presents their tenth annual Poetry Showcase, sharing the best in never-before-published dark verse. Edited by Angela Yuriko Smith with judges Colleen Anderson, Timothy P. Flynn, Katherine Quevedo and Eugen Bacon, this year features the poetry of Sara Tantlinger, Carina Bissett and Ann K. Schwader along with other poems from Emily Ruth Verona, Jacqueline West, Lee Murray, Maxwell I. Gold, Azzurra Nox and many more works of merit from the talented members of the Horror Writers Association. Cover artwork by Kyra Starr.Complete Table of Sara Tantlinger — “Sinews and Salt” Carina Bissett — “Sleeping Beauties” Ann K. Schwader — “Wolf Children” Emily Ruth Verona — “[How Not to Be] Devoured” Jacqueline West — “You Have Her Eyes”Lee Murray — “red wind” Maxwell I. Gold — “When Stars Were Riddled with Termites” Angela Liu — “The Room Never Had A Window” Azzurra Nox — “The Photographer” Gerri Leen — “Crows and Ghouls” Stephanie M. Wytovich — “Bride, Woman, Body” Louise Worthington — “Lambs Tails” Tiffany Rife — “I Only Ever Learned to Drown” Dante Novario — “That Death Aesthetic” Victoria Nations — “I WILL NOT BE THE GHOST” Patricia Gomes — “The Blight of Keziah” Cassondra Windwalker — “Vagabond” Saba Syed Razvi — “Beneath A Wolf’s Moon, The Heart’s Kill Bitten Through Its Becoming” Donna J. W. Munro — “Cosmic Triptych” Jessica Drake-Thomas — “DEAD THINGS” Trisha J. Wooldridge — “Portrait of Artistic License” Christina Sng — “THE GIRL IN THE CAGE” K.M. Bennett — “The Great Prototype Terror” Russell Hemmell — “The City of Forgotten Stones” Marisca Pichette — “damsels suffer distress” Lisa Morton — “The House of Small Pictures” Kate Boyes — “To Revel in What Others Grieve” C.J. Carter-Stephenson — “THE LEECH” Annie Neugebauer — “Chat gpt.” Allie Marini — “Vukmira’s Teacup” Pauline Yates — “What It Means To Be With You” Michael Bailey — “APPOSITE AND OPPOSITE” Naching T. Kassa — “MORGUE ROAD” Galadriel Faye — “Trash” Hillary Dodge — “Turris Nepenthes” Alicia Hilton — “Baby Wanted to Come Back” Robert Perez – “Cubozoa” Gerry Huntman — “Dog Star Blues” Brian J. Hatcher — “A Little Bad Air” Rob E. Boley — “Behind My Face” Melodie Bolt — “1816 The Nighthawk Mother” John Bartell — “I am the angel” Corey Niles — “rat king” Graham Masterton — “DZIEWANNA” Jonathan Louis Duckworth — “BESTIARY ENTRY 13: THE FLOWER OF WINTER” Kyla Lee Ward — “Ophelia’s Return” Grace R.