NYC — Shy Watson is a poet and novel-writer. Her new book Horror Vacui (2021) dropped last month from House of Vlad. She is also the author of Cheap Yellow (CCM, 2018). She lives in NYC.

Her book: https://houseofvlad.bigcartel.com/product/horror-vacui-poems-and-other-writings-by-shy-watson

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CONTENTS

CONTENTS

3 min - pelvic health issues

7 min - Philly connections

10 min - where shy grew up

13 min - why shy moved so much in 20s

16 min - how / when HV written / pubbed

19 min - Eileen Myles

21 min - the novel shy workin on

23 min - Convenience store woman by sayaka murata / work by Bud smith

24 min - Sam pink book cover

26 min - ‘autofiction ethicality’ rant / justification

27 min - on writing intimately about Life

30:30 - on religion

34 min - reading god into shy’s books

37 min - on spirituality

39 min - diy sigil

45 min - writing as seduction

47 min - sometimes you gotta turn on the reader

51 min - important for writing and life to get out about

54 min - becoming your own boy

58 min - sillyboys

59 min - crypto

1 hr 2 min - mors tua vita mea

1 hr 4 min - new moon