In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents the poetry earned in this year's Fund Drive.

“The Evolution of Whales” by Michael Meyerhofer, read by Michael Meyerhofer. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Michael here.

“To Disappear into a Song Wide Enough to Drown” by Wale Ayinla, read by Ciro Faienza. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Wale here.

In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents K. Ceres Wright's “Mission: Accomplished.” You can read the full text of the poem and more about K. here.

In this episode of the Strange Horizons fiction podcast, editor Kat Kourbeti presents Lisabelle Tay's "Surat Dari Hantu".

You can read the full story and find more about Lisabelle here.

Content warnings for this story include:

Blood

Body transformation

Child death

Death/dying

Drug use

Murder

Needles

Spiders/insects

Violence/combat

In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents Anthony Okpunor's “Insomnia.” You can read the full text of the poem and more about Anthony here.

In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents Mary Robles' “Corazón Oculto.” You can read the full text of the poem and more about Mary here.

In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents Courtney Skaggs' “The Little Death After the Apocalypse.” You can read the full text of the poem and more about Courtney here.

In this episode of the Strange Horizons fiction podcast, editor Kat Kourbeti presents Clara Ward's "Motivation Augmentation."

You can read the full story, and find more about Clara, on our website.

Content warnings for this story include:

Disregard for personal autonomy

Body transformation

In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents Steve Castro's “The suck-up.” You can read the full text of the poem and more about Steve here.

In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Kat Kourbeti presents B. Pladek's "All Us Ghosts". You can read the full story text here, and find more of B. Pladek's work here.

Content warnings for this story include:

Disregard for personal autonomy

Death/dying

Dysphoria

Infectious disease

In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents Yuna Kang's “Funeral for a Star,” with a reading by the poet. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Yuna here.