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These poems exist within a larger manuscript called Godsnack, in which I explore the intersection of feminism, godliness, and pop culture. Godsnack is indebted to many female pop culture icons of recent decades—from Siouxsie Sioux and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, to Fiona Apple and FKA Twigs, the latter both featured here. I write directly to these women and their bending of religious and gendered boundaries.
Clicking on each poem below will pull up a PDF of the full text of the poem
after FKA Twigs and her album MAGDALENE
Source notes:
“From ABBA to Ziggy” is taken from Stephen King’s Misery, and is written after Sarah J. Sloat’s Hotel Almighty.
“Tail Spin” is taken from the article “Tail Spin,” written by Laura Regensdorf and appearing in the February 2019 issue of Vogue.
“FKA MAGDALENE” is taken from the review “There’s Something About Mary Magdalene,” written by Stephen Holden and appearing in the October 16, 2008 issue of The New York Times.
This post has been updated; a previous version of this post was missing a word from the poem FKA MAGDALENE.
Photograph at top of page by Juan Giraudo on Unsplash.
Joanna Englert is a poet based in Louisville, where she is the marketing and publicity director at Sarabande Books. Joanna studied at Bellarmine University, the University of Oxford, and the University of Louisville. Her poems have been published in The Pinch, Miracle Monocle, and elsewhere, and performed by Louisville Ballet. Her chapbook, Godsnack, was a semi-finalist for the 2022 CutBank Chapbook Contest.
Website: https://www.joannaenglert.com/
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