The Maenad
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Penetrate this labyrinth and
The threadbare sacrosanct lair
The angry one laconic,
A heady resin
So pungent and raw
Tasting like screams from heaven
A curious note crawling up from
Hell’s throat, a holy bile
Strong but bitter
Best smoked at distance
Speaking Fire
The Maenad (She/Hers) Transgender Goddess, an activist, artist, poet, publisher, sex worker, and author of creative non-fiction, erotica, fantasy, and science fiction.
Her work has appeared @corporealitmag @engendered @gutslutpress @fahmidanjournal @redplanetmag @wickedgayways @365tomorrows, within the Gongfarmer’s Almanac and on Madwomen in the Attic.
Her first chapbook, a work of trans erotic liberation, the Ishtar Cycle, is available from @lupercaliapress
Find her @dreaminggynoid on Twitter and @scarlet_maenadum on IG
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