60: Shy Watson on HORROR VACUI (2021)

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NYC — Shy Watson is a poet and novel-writer. Her new book Horror Vacui (2021) dropped last month from House of Vlad. She is also the author of Cheap Yellow (CCM, 2018). She lives in NYC. Her book: https://houseofvlad.bigcartel.com/product/horror-vacui-poems-and-other-writings-by-shy-watson # CONTENTS CONTENTS 3 min - pelvic health issues 7 min - Philly connections 10 min - where shy grew up 13 min - why shy moved so much in 20s 16 min - how / when HV written / pubbed 19 min - Eileen Myles 21 min - the novel shy workin on 23 min - Convenience store woman by sayaka murata / work by Bud smith 24 min - Sam pink book cover 26 min - ‘autofiction ethicality’ rant / justification 27 min - on writing intimately about Life 30:30 - on religion 34 min - reading god into shy’s books 37 min - on spirituality 39 min - diy sigil 45 min - writing as seduction 47 min - sometimes you gotta turn on the reader 51 min - important for writing and life to get out about 54 min - becoming your own boy 58 min - sillyboys 59 min - crypto 1 hr 2 min - mors tua vita mea 1 hr 4 min - new moon