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UNDER HER SKINBlack Spot Books | April 5, 2022
Edited by Lindy Ryan & Toni Miller Foreword by Linda D. Addison Illustrations by Marge Simon Black Spot Books presents its inaugural Poetry Showcase, featuring the best in never-before-published dark verse and lyrical prose from the voices of Women in Horror. Edited by Lindy Ryan and Toni Miller, the inaugural collection features work from Bram-Stoker award-winning and nominated authors, as well as dozens of poems from women (cis and trans) and non-binary femmes in horror
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PRAISE FOR Under Her Skin
1st Place, BookFest Book Award, Poetry Collections & Anthologies
"Visceral poems pack an emotional punch, and yet, also hold a beauty, truth, and lyricism that cannot be denied... A message carried with strength by the entire volume." –Library Journal
"...varied themes, approaches, and poetic structures create a diverse series of horror inspections. [UNDER HER SKIN] is unparalleled in scope, creativity, and literary strength. It is highly recommended for any collection strong in women's writings, horror, or literary works." –Midwest Book Review
"Not for the faint of heart... Each word and phrase has been structured in such a way that the reader will experience an intense depth of emotion and feelings." –EGuide Magazine
"The quantity of writers, known and unknown, as well as the diversity of voices makes this all but required reading for anyone interested in the various directions horror poetry can and will take." –Cemetery Dance
"Haunting, dark, deeply layered, and emotional." –Uncomfortably Dark
"Visceral poems pack an emotional punch, and yet, also hold a beauty, truth, and lyricism that cannot be denied... A message carried with strength by the entire volume." –Library Journal
"...varied themes, approaches, and poetic structures create a diverse series of horror inspections. [UNDER HER SKIN] is unparalleled in scope, creativity, and literary strength. It is highly recommended for any collection strong in women's writings, horror, or literary works." –Midwest Book Review
"Not for the faint of heart... Each word and phrase has been structured in such a way that the reader will experience an intense depth of emotion and feelings." –EGuide Magazine
"The quantity of writers, known and unknown, as well as the diversity of voices makes this all but required reading for anyone interested in the various directions horror poetry can and will take." –Cemetery Dance
"Haunting, dark, deeply layered, and emotional." –Uncomfortably Dark
MORE PRAISE FOR Under Her Skin
"Exquisite, bloody, and unflinching, Under Her Skin will leave you eviscerated and transformed. The collection features some of the strongest voices in horror poetry today as they slice open the female experience and hold up each glistening morsel for examination. To read is to sink into tales of impossible societal standards, abuse, maturation and degeneration. You’ll come up for air to check that all your bones are still in place, that every organ and vein still throbs with life, and that your skin is all in one piece. But nothing will ever be the same." —Geneve Flynn, Bram Stoker® and Shirley Jackson Award winner
“The fragile resilience of women is explored in this beautiful, brooding collection where every nook of the shadow feminine is prodded and exposed. The best in female dark poets have gathered together to examine the collective pieces that make up who we are. Without apology, these women share both fire and flaws, pinning it all to the page. They redefine what it means to be a woman. Raw and authentic, these poems bleed agony...but there is no defeat here. This isn't the poetry of victims asking for mercy. Rather they face the world, naked and unapologetic. They don't request acceptance. They forge their own place where they are perfect as they are, every scar an accolade. These are poems of blood and sinew, knitting our parts together in pain, the burdens placed upon our shoulders hefted and thrown back. All parts of the female physique are explored—Everything Under Her Skin—and every sum of her is breath-taking.” —Angela Yuriko Smith, Bram Stoker Award®-Nominee
"Powerful and visceral, the poems in Under Her Skin scream of the brutal realities women endure in life. These voices, long silenced, testify to the need for women to be treated as individuals with agency and rights, not pieces of property. Under Her Skin blew me away from its very first page on a topic too familiar, too lived in, for far too many women. A difficult read for those who endure. A necessary read for everybody else." —Christina Sng, Two-time Bram Stoker Award®-Winning Poet
“The fragile resilience of women is explored in this beautiful, brooding collection where every nook of the shadow feminine is prodded and exposed. The best in female dark poets have gathered together to examine the collective pieces that make up who we are. Without apology, these women share both fire and flaws, pinning it all to the page. They redefine what it means to be a woman. Raw and authentic, these poems bleed agony...but there is no defeat here. This isn't the poetry of victims asking for mercy. Rather they face the world, naked and unapologetic. They don't request acceptance. They forge their own place where they are perfect as they are, every scar an accolade. These are poems of blood and sinew, knitting our parts together in pain, the burdens placed upon our shoulders hefted and thrown back. All parts of the female physique are explored—Everything Under Her Skin—and every sum of her is breath-taking.” —Angela Yuriko Smith, Bram Stoker Award®-Nominee
"Powerful and visceral, the poems in Under Her Skin scream of the brutal realities women endure in life. These voices, long silenced, testify to the need for women to be treated as individuals with agency and rights, not pieces of property. Under Her Skin blew me away from its very first page on a topic too familiar, too lived in, for far too many women. A difficult read for those who endure. A necessary read for everybody else." —Christina Sng, Two-time Bram Stoker Award®-Winning Poet
