We’re joined by Naomi Simone Borwein, author of the wonderful poem “The Void Is in a Playful Mood Tonight” in The Future Fire #74, to talk about alienation, transmaterality, and writing.

TFF: What does “The Void Is in a Playful Mood Tonight” mean to you?

Naomi Simone Borwein: On one level, this poem is about the conscious universe and “our” presence in it. On another level, it is about alienation.

TFF: Is poetry a speculative genre or medium by default, would you say?

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