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Whispers from Beyond: A Showcase of Dark Poetry
Delve into the macabre depths with this dark poetry collection, where each verse weaves a tapestry of terror and introspection.Featuring K. D. Bowers, Pixie Bruner, Kathryn Burkett, Chris P. Clay, Tom Deady, Faith Dincolo, AJ Franks, Tom Guldin, Kareem Hayes, Jem Kras, KB Nelson, Amabilis O'Hara, Michael H. Payne, Brian Richards, Rhea Rose, Melissa Stauffer, Roger Terry, KT Wagner, Dianthe West, and Rae Young.Including course instructors Angela Yuriko Smith, Colleen Anderson, Maxwell I. Gold, Jamal Hodge, and Naching T. Kassa.This horror poetry anthology is a celebration of the dark and the macabre, a tribute to the power of poetry to evoke the deepest fears and fascinations. Each poem is a unique exploration of the shadows that linger in the human heart, making this collection a must-read for horror and dark literature fans.Proudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing—Tales from the Darkest Depths.
100 pages, Paperback
Published December 13, 2023
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About the author
Colleen Anderson
75 books28 followersColleen Anderson writes fiction, dark fiction, erotica, poetry, SF, fantasy, and anything of interest. She has a BFA in Creative Writing and freelances as a copyeditor and proofreader. Her works have been nominated for multiple awards: Elgin, Rhysling, Dwarf Stars, Pushcart, Aurora. As well, her works have been shortlisted for the Gaylactic Spectrum Award, the Friends of Merril short fiction contest, the SFPA poetry contest, and placed in the Rannu competition, Balticon poetry contest and Crucible. Colleen also won the Jerry Jazz Musician short story contest and has received several honorable mentions in the Year's Best SF, Year's Best Horror and Fantasy, and the Writers of the Future.
She is a member of the HWA and SFPA and is the current president of the SFPA helping to promote speculative poetry for all readers and writers. She co-edited Tesseracts 17 with East Coast, dark fiction writer Steve Vernon, Playground of Lost Toys with Ontario, award-winning author Ursula Pflug, and edited Alice Unbound: Beyond Wonderland.
A recipient of the Ladies of Horror Fiction, Canada Council and BC Arts Council grants in writing, she has published over 300 pieces of fiction and poetry. You can find some of her works online at Polu Texni, Polar Borealis, Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, Radon Journal and many others, as well as her short fiction collections Embers Amongst the Fallen, and A Body of Work (Black Shuck) through Amazon. She is the author of two poetry collections as well; I Dreamed a World (LVP), 2022, and The Lore of Inscrutable Dreams (Yuriko Publishing), 2023, also available through Amazon
Colleen has served on several juries for the Bram Stoker awards and the British Fantasy Awards as well as on the HWA Scholarship Committee. www.colleenanderson.wordpress.com
She is a member of the HWA and SFPA and is the current president of the SFPA helping to promote speculative poetry for all readers and writers. She co-edited Tesseracts 17 with East Coast, dark fiction writer Steve Vernon, Playground of Lost Toys with Ontario, award-winning author Ursula Pflug, and edited Alice Unbound: Beyond Wonderland.
A recipient of the Ladies of Horror Fiction, Canada Council and BC Arts Council grants in writing, she has published over 300 pieces of fiction and poetry. You can find some of her works online at Polu Texni, Polar Borealis, Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, Radon Journal and many others, as well as her short fiction collections Embers Amongst the Fallen, and A Body of Work (Black Shuck) through Amazon. She is the author of two poetry collections as well; I Dreamed a World (LVP), 2022, and The Lore of Inscrutable Dreams (Yuriko Publishing), 2023, also available through Amazon
Colleen has served on several juries for the Bram Stoker awards and the British Fantasy Awards as well as on the HWA Scholarship Committee. www.colleenanderson.wordpress.com
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November 18, 2024
This was a nice collection of poems from, as I understand it, students and instructors from a writer’s workshop. I took my time with each poem, reading only 2-3 poems per day, and really tried to absorb the poet’s message with each. There were a several gems in this book that made it worth getting the collection.
DON’T CRY by Kareem Hayes may just be the highlight of the book, in which a little boy battles demons at night and monsters (which could be interpreted a few ways) during the day. The poet describes the boy’s daily life as the “art of dying inside”.
WHAT THE ANTS ARE SAYING by Michael H Payne was an unsuspecting surprise. It was a fun word-play poem with graphics of ants rearrange the poem from one thing into another. Whether actual ants or a figment of the character’s imagination, it’s not entirely clear.
THE TRULY DANGEROUS LIASON by Pixie Bruner was another delightful surprise in this collection. The poet showcases the dangers (and oh the horror!) of having two poets under the same roof. Nothing is safe, everything is weaponized—through words. No one is safe when two poets are at war.
The above were the top three poems that grabbed me while reading. But it wasn’t easy to pick just three. There were many delicious and truly dark poems that made you gasp for air (LAKE BABY). If you are in the mood for macabre, you’ll most likely find it in Whispers From Beyond.
DON’T CRY by Kareem Hayes may just be the highlight of the book, in which a little boy battles demons at night and monsters (which could be interpreted a few ways) during the day. The poet describes the boy’s daily life as the “art of dying inside”.
WHAT THE ANTS ARE SAYING by Michael H Payne was an unsuspecting surprise. It was a fun word-play poem with graphics of ants rearrange the poem from one thing into another. Whether actual ants or a figment of the character’s imagination, it’s not entirely clear.
THE TRULY DANGEROUS LIASON by Pixie Bruner was another delightful surprise in this collection. The poet showcases the dangers (and oh the horror!) of having two poets under the same roof. Nothing is safe, everything is weaponized—through words. No one is safe when two poets are at war.
The above were the top three poems that grabbed me while reading. But it wasn’t easy to pick just three. There were many delicious and truly dark poems that made you gasp for air (LAKE BABY). If you are in the mood for macabre, you’ll most likely find it in Whispers From Beyond.
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