The Bards Issue 43 Beneath Her Spell: She-Devils of Renown by Atlantean Publishing

I received my copies of issue 43 of the Bards series, Beneath Her Spell: She-Devils of Renown by Atlantean Publishing.  This is a leaflet (broadside) containing four femme fatale poem reprints including Carathis, Mircalla, Ligeia, and Asenath.  Cover art is 'Bride III' by AC Evans.  You can find Carathis, Mircalla, and Ligeia in Diary of a Sorceress and Asenath in Weirdbook Annual #2: Cthulhu by Wildside Press.  Asenath will also appear in my third poetry collection, Diary of a Vampyress.

Here's a little information about the Bards series.
"The Bards is an irregular series of short poetry 'broadsides', a folded A4 sheet in format, inspired by Bard. It differs from its parent title in that each issue is dedicated to the work of a single author — they are intended to be handed out at poetry readings or for readers to purchase as affordable samplers of a poet's work. It is edited by DJ Tyrer."

I will have copies for sale at the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, Oregan this October.

 

The Phantasmagorical Promenade by Planet X Publications

I received my copy of The Phantasmagorical Promenade by Planet X Publications which contains my two poems, Behind Dead Eyes Part 1 and 2.  This is a beautiful book with art by Mutartis Boswell who is also doing my art for my forthcoming poetry collection, The Withering.  Both poems can also be found in that collection.  I also love the font!

Table of Contents:

Ashley Dioses - Behind Dead Eyes, part one
John Paul Fitch – Ray
Jill Hand – Not a Ghost
Matthew St. Cyr – All Through the House
Roger Taylor - Chatterbox Chatterbox, We All Fall Down
Sarah Walker - Be Careful What You Wish For
Rob Martin – We’re All Haunted Houses
Zoltán Komor - The Ghost Molester
Justin Burnett – The Slave House
Can Wiggins – Haint
John Claude Smith – You Cannot Live Here Forever
Alessandra Bava – Star-Child
S.L. Edwards – Aurora
Sean M. Thompson – Avaunt
SE Casey – Gods Rushing Madly
James Fallweather – The Philip Experiment
Philip Fracassi – The Taker
Debra Robinson - G Is For Ghost Fever
Alan Sessler – A Bitter Pill
Mer Whinery – The Children of the Crow Hollow Skillet
Scott J Couturier - Ten Cents a Bottle
Manuel Paul Arenas – Night Hag
Russell Smeaton – Purpose
Frank Coffman – The Forsaken
Farah Rose Smith – An Account Above Burnside Park
EO Daniels – War Over Walter
Duane Pesice – Ghost Tracks
Levi Dunn – Something Wicked in the Hills
William Tea – Social Medium
K. A. Opperman - A Ghostly Lily
Ashley Dioses - Behind Dead Eyes, part two

Review from Matthew St. Cyr for Behind Dead Eyes Part 1

THE PHANTASMAGORIAL PROMENADE

Review #1

BEHIND DEAD EYES part 1
By Ashley Dioses

TPP starts off with a sullen, melancholic bit of poetry.
I'm not going to even attempt to sound like I know what I'm talking about by spouting off phrases like iambic pentameter and rhyme scheme. Both are there and both are spot on, but you already knew that would be the case.

No, instead I wish to pontificate the subject of this poem: A lost soul who knows not her purpose, only torment and pain.

I'm guessing that editor Duane Pesice knew what he was doing when he slated this piece for the first slot.

The lost soul in this poem is an amalgamation of all the lost souls contained with the pages of this book.

Looking at the TOC, I see that part 2 ends the book and I'm willing to bet you 5 bones that the second part will be just as fitting an end.

Let this spectral journey begin.....