This week I get real personal about my love of Emily Dickinson and talk to channel to the divine, Sarah Elaine Smith about poetry, fiction, and the mystery of the desert.

This week I get personal about how I would die for Delphine, gush over Mary Ruefle, and call you out for being a bad friend to yourself

This week I recap Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips, poetry as change with Toi Derricotte, and I talk with my dear friend Key Gabriel @_gabzart_ about their work

The Muse. Who is she? Why is she so alluring? Why you should ignore her (sometimes)! This week I read from Nikola Madzirov's Remnant of Another Age and talk about everyone's favorite mistress, the Muse.

This week I talk Esmé Weijun Wang, Donika Kelly, and Gabriel Garzón-Montano. I sit down with Genevieve Barbee-Turner of Ki11erpancake to talk about tarot, spooky shit, Pittsburgh, and illustration. Follow Genevieve at @ki11erpancake_illustration on IG. Check out her website at Ki11erpancake.com

its a free for all. I talk vacation, Kingdom Animalia, The Collected Schizophrenia’s by Esmé Weijun Yang. The library audiobook app is Overdrive or Libby. It’s Election Day, vote Lisa Middleman

This week I talk about Aracelis Girmay, Shirley Jackson, turning 27 and FOOD with my Taurus bae and chef pal Eric Pilgram

Discussing myths and lore around spiders and why I consider them to be the most creative beings of all time. I also talk about what I’m reading: Michelle McNamarra’s book, Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, and revisiting the poems of Louise Glück

This episode I talk about Bassey Ikpi’s book, I’m Telling the Truth But I’m Lying, read some poems by Mary Ruefle, and wax poetic about my love of horror. You can read more of my thoughts on horror on my blog at figwidow.comfollow me on Instagram to watch my 31 days of Halloween celebration, with streaming every Tuesdays and Saturdays. Also the movie I incorrectly attributed to Michael Kennedy was by Sam Wineman and it’s called “The Room”!Attend Brittney’s event "A Fire on Venus" Oct 17 @ 8pm and Oct 18 @ 8pm. Theme done by Djor who you can follow at @djor.wav