“Scream/Queen” is broken into parts with titles that play on sub-genres. “Para/Normal,” “Found/ Footage,” and “Body/Horror” ...

When writing, I try to think about how the things I’m writing about make me feel. I try to put those emotions into the poem. So if I’m writing a scary poem, I might choose scary words.

CD Esklison’s new poetry collection examines ... how small and non-threatening they try to make themselves, is seen as a menace. But it’s not all scary monsters and creepy crawlies; one ...

CD Esklison’s new poetry collection examines this connection, whether overtly or by putting the two things side by side and leaving the associations up to the reader’s interpretation.