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In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents the poetry of the 7 February issue.



Dawn Macdonald lives in Canada’s Yukon Territory, where she was raised off the grid. She holds a degree in applied mathematics, and used to know a lot about infinite series. Her poetry has recently appeared or is forthcoming in Asimov’s Science Fiction MagazineCanadian LiteratureThe Malahat Review, and Understorey Magazine.
Nicky Russell is an emerging writer living in the Midwest. They are currently a social work student and enjoy horror novels, knitting, and indie video games. They write poetry, speculative fiction, and horror. You can find some of their work on their Instagram.
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My obsidian shadows knifed the moon, drank moonblood until my wandering mouth filled to bursting
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