poetry 2/3

Cassandra W

Jul 11, 20231 min read

"Two Queens in Summer" up at Passengers

First of all, the crew here unpacked my poem in their podcast, and it was delightful. Read it or hear me read it here. #Pride You can...

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Cassandra W

Jul 11, 20231 min read

New wolf poem up at West Trade Review

Desire baby, desire. Here.

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Cassandra W

Jul 11, 20231 min read

Two poems in the Ilanot Review

I love this international journal and it was a treat to read with these writers. The WANT issue. On the youtube recording, I'm sick as a...

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Cassandra W

Jul 11, 20231 min read

"Wolf Who is Not a Wolf Plays Board Games" up at Mud Season Review

I like this wolf poem very much and over the course of its development, it looked very different. https://mudseasonreview.com/2022/11/the...

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Cassandra W

Jul 11, 20231 min read

Wolf Suite up in Conjunctions

A dream publication, Conjunctions. You can read the four poems here.

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Cassandra W

Jul 11, 20231 min read

"Chaser" up at The Lincoln Review

I am fond of this one--don't know why-- it's about those men who hit on me, and other trans-people online--chasers. Here. This is an...

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Cassandra W

Jul 11, 20231 min read

New wolf poem up On The Seawall

Many thanks to Ron Slate for giving this prose poem a home!

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Cassandra W

Feb 25, 20231 min read

New poem in the new Michigan Quarterly Review

Listen to me read "States". Also, probably the closest I'll ever be to Carl Phillips. I made many submitting mistakes with this poem--for...

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Cassandra W

Feb 25, 20231 min read

Two poems in the new Coachella Review

One wolf poem and a tree/queer the woods poem.

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Cassandra W

Feb 25, 20231 min read

"What the Wolf Fears" in Blue Mountain Review

Many thanks to Nicole Tallman for including this poem in the new Blue Mountain Review.

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Cassandra W

Feb 25, 20231 min read

A pair of poems at Poetry i$ Currency

Two queer-ecology inspired poems.https://poetrycurrency.com/feature/cassandra-whitaker-poems/ This perspective of ecology resonates, for...

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Cassandra W

Oct 5, 20221 min read

Two zombie poems in the new Daily Drunk zine MegaBytes

They were written in order, months apart,"Gardening With Assault Rifles" is an homage to Manhunt, the novel by Gretchen Felker-Martin,...

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Cassandra W

Oct 5, 20221 min read

Best of the Net nom from Rogue Agent

who changed my name and everything! That was so amazing. Read Two Boys In a Room In a Disintegration Loop

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Cassandra W

Aug 26, 20221 min read

Many thanks to the Daily Drunk for finding a home for this subversive Captain America poem

You can read about Cap coming for you here.

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Cassandra W

Aug 9, 20221 min read

Many thanks to South Florida Poetry Journal for including two poems in Just Say Gay

Two wolf poems are included in this fine issue, that includes the Don't Say Gay section, which is a protest/response to DeSantis and the...

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Cassandra W

Aug 6, 20221 min read

"A Brief History of My Heart" is up at Morning Fruit

Many thanks to this lovely indie out of the UK for giving this nonce poem a home. An early "wolf" poem as the idea simmered. This journal...

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Cassandra W

Aug 6, 20221 min read

A trans love poem, of sorts, in the Star Trek zine, Red Shirt Review, from Final Girl Bulletin Board

I love the Daily Drunk, and Final Girl BB has been my friend this year. Robin Sinclair was a fabulous editor on this project....

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Cassandra W

Aug 6, 20221 min read

Two transformation poems up at Twin Pies Literary

I loooooove Twin Peaks, so I was happy when they landed here, where the birds sing a pretty song. "A Perfect Summer Day" was inspired by...

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Cassandra W

Aug 6, 20221 min read

"American Bodies" up at Lumiere Review

Luther Hughes selected this as the second runner up for the Lumiere Review contest. I enjoyed reading this one throughout the spring....

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Cassandra W

Aug 6, 20221 min read

"Notes From the Shore" up at Eunoia Review

Thanks to the fine people at Eunoia for giving this poem a home.

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