Bonus content! Poems by Yolen, Kim, Hernandez
Added 2015-09-17 16:28:34 +0000 UTCWe've reached the next milestone in this year's fund drive! $3,000 means three poems on myth and fairytale themes, by Jane Yolen, Sasha Kim, and Carlos Hernandez. Enjoy! Next up, at $5,000 we'll be publishing an interview with Chelsea Quinn Yarbro.
"The Truth About Briars" by Jane Yolen:
Here is what I know about briars:
They are democratic, all who run through them
are equally scratched, even the clothed ones,
even the ones well-suited in fur.
"The Changeling's Gambit" by Sasha Kim:
they don’t tell you
the circle of mushrooms may as well
be inevitable
"Saturn Devouring His Young" by Carlos Hernandez:
I leave the face for last. It's ethical.
With a blade forged from a newborn star, I cut
away the countenances of my children
and hang them on the wall so they can watch
me eat their bodies. Yes, their faces live;
no violation of the flesh as crude
as this can do them lasting harm.
