After the Witch Hunt: A Collection of Poetry (Paperback)

Megan Falley

ISBN 10: 1935904620 / ISBN 13: 9781935904625

Published by Write Bloody Publishing, Long Beach, 2012

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Paperback. As if she discovered a small army of silenced women captive in her pen, Megan Falley releases them in the spilled ink that is her most brilliant collection of poems, After the Witch Hunt. Demanding "if you really love a writer, bury her in all your awful and watch as she scrawls her way out," her book does exactly that. An incessant digging, a journey in building escape routes, armed with both humor and a brazen darkness, each poem in this book of bloodletting is another swing of the pick and axe in this young woman's labor, insistent upon light. As if she discovered a small army of silenced women captive in her pen, Megan Falley releases them in the spilled ink that is her most brilliant collection of poems, After the Witch Hunt. Demanding "if you really love a writer, bury her in all your awful and watch as she scrawls her way out," her book does exactly that. An incessant digging, a journey in building escape routes, armed with both humor and a brazen darkness, each poem in this book of bloodletting is another swing of the pick and axe in this young woman's labor, insistent upon light. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: After the Witch Hunt: A Collection of Poetry (Paperback)
• Publisher: Write Bloody Publishing, Long Beach
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1935904620
• ISBN 13: 9781935904625
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

 After the Witch Hunt is a powerful and evocative collection of poetry that focuses on empowering silenced women and allowing their voices to be heard through the written word.

In Megan Falley's collection, liberated women emerge from captivity through powerful poetry, reflecting the author's intentions. The poems touch on resilience, self-expression, and personal growth with a blend of humor and brazen darkness, engaging and empowering readers on an inspiring journey of liberation.

The book is an ode to the strength and creativity of women.

About the Author

Megan Falley is the queer femme author of two full-length collections of poetry on Write Bloody Publishing. Her chapbook, Bad Girls Honey (Poems About Lana Del Rey), won the 2015 Tired Hearts Competition. Falley is a Woman of the World and National Poetry Slam Finalist and a Pushcart Prize Nominee. She has been featured twice on TV One's Verses and Flow, is the co-founder of the touring group SPEAK LIKE A GIRL and the creator of the online writing course Poems That Don't Suck. Her YouTube videos have garnered over one million views, and she has toured over 100 colleges nationwide. Her Work focuses on LGBTQ issues, sex and body positivity, combating sexism and homophobia, and love. Her fourth collection of poetry, Drive Here and Devastate Me (Write Bloody Publishing), was released on September 26, 2018.