60: Shy Watson on HORROR VACUI (2021‪)‬ 1storypod

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

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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