These poetry books are perfect for the autumn season with their dark undertones and intoxicating language.

🥀 catechesis: a postpastoral by lindsay lusby :: horror movie influences seep into delicate fairytale threads, complete with dark collages. (University of Utah Press)

🪐 dark matter by aase berg translated by johannes göransson :: stunning imagery in a space setting make these poems perfect for sci fi lovers. (Black Ocean)

🫧 poemland by chelsey minnis :: bubblegum words so sharp they can slice. (Wave Books)

🧪 toxicon and arachne by joyelle mcsweeney :: toxins infect the language on a twisty journey through lyric and epic forms. (Nightboat Books)

🧙‍♀️ this red metropolis what remains by leia penina wilson :: if you’re feeling witchy read these rage ballads embodied in epic voices. (Omnidawn)

🐍 the descent of alette by alice notley :: journey into the underworld entirely in snippets of sound and dialogue. (Penguin Random House)