Under Her Skin

My poems, My Tainted Touch and Words Unspoken are featured in Under Her Skin from Black Spot Books

  • Publication date: April 2022
  • Editor: Lindy Ryan, Toni Miller
  • Cover Art: Lynne Hansen
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AN EXCERPT


In the darkest confines of my mind
regret lurks like a feral beast.
When at last it awakens,
it scratches with talons
barbed and marrow-deep,

© MARY RAJOTTE

PUBLICATION DETAILS

A showcase of poetry from some of the darkest and most lyrical voices of women in horror. Under Her Skin features the best in never-before-published dark verse and lyrical prose from the voices of Women in Horror. Centered on the innate relationship between body horror and the female experience, this collection features work from Bram-Stoker Award(R) winning and nominated authors, as well as dozens of poems from women (cis and trans) and non-binary femmes.

CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS

  • Edited by Lindy Ryan and Toni Miller, Under Her Skin celebrates women in horror from cover to cover. In addition to poems contributed by seventy poets, the collection also features a foreword penned by Science Fiction Poetry Association (SFPA) Grand Master and recipient of the Horror Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, Linda D. Addison; interior illustrations by Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association Grand Master and recipient of the Horror Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Award Marge Simon; and cover art by noted horror artist Lynne Hansen.

READER REVIEWS

Under Her Skin is an astounding collection of poetry written by a stellar line-up of talent. The poems are haunting, dark, deeply layered, and emotional. Rage, fury, sadness, hurt, devastation, and rejection fill the pages with the highly personal scars of the authors that bled across every page within. I have never read a more intense collection of words, clawed from the depths of raw emotion, than this one.

– Candace Nola

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Poetry is an excellent format for probing the dark emotions that define Horror, and this anthology, and its evocative cover, will entice readers to engage with dozens of fierce and chilling voices, just be prepared to add more Horror poetry and new authors to your collections as a result.
– Becky Spratford

Rating: 5 out of 5.

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