It's the season of things that go bump in the night! So in honour of Halloween I've brought you two poems about creatures that make a big bump.

The first poem is Windigo by Louise Erdrich, a poem on the decaying spirit of cannibalism that haunts the North American wilderness.

This is swiftly followed by Instructions for not becoming a werewolf by Abjgail Parry. A poem on battling the monsters within ourselves.

Each one is sure to make you uneasy about what lurks just beyond the reach of the light.

Windigo by Louise Erdrich: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43086/windigo

Instructions for not becoming a werewolf by Abigail Parry:

https://nationalpoetryday.co.uk/poem/instructions-for-not-becoming-a-werewolf/

The Monster by Henry Rago:

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?contentId=25632

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