Cosmic Poetics (ft. Emmalea Russo)
when the figure escapes what then
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Please join me for a conversation with poet, teacher, astrologer, alchemist, Tarot reader, Substacker, Dantologist, and soon-to-be-novelist
. We discuss the “poetic cancellation” of her new book Magenta, the politics of the occult, the relation between magic and poetry, her previous book Confetti, Dante and Spenser, her novel and mine, our favorite poets and novelists and their signs, astrology in general and her astrological readings in particular, horror movies in general and Altered States in particular, and more.Readings:
Emmalea’s “canceled” collection Magenta, free to read on her website
Emmalea’s essay on her poetic cancellation: “Purity Policing Is Poison to Poetry”
Emmalea’s previous collection
GraffitiConfettiEmmalea’s Substack, Cosmic Edges, currently touring the Divine Comedy
Emmalea’s website, where you can book a personal astrology or Tarot reading
This was a fun convo! I also have no clue how you’ve never been cancelled, and I don’t mean that as either an insult or a compliment. The weird looks I’m sure are just because you’re believing (or seeming to believe) in something supernatural, which you’re not really allowed to do in the intelligentsia.