Nonet: The Wolf Woman’s Candor
“What would I do without the moral compass of a teenage werewolf?”
— Magic Burns” by Ilona Andrews [Ace, 2008]
Old feature films directed by men
Tie werewolfery to a bite
From creatures cursed to shape shift.
I won’t apologize.
Without permission,
Power prowled, clawed
Itself out.
Hear me
Howl.
About the Author
Native New Yorker and award-winner, LindaAnn LoSchiavo is a member of British Fantasy Society, HWA, SFPA, and The Dramatists Guild. Titles published in 2024: “Always Haunted: Hallowe’en Poems” [Wild Ink], “Apprenticed to the Night” [UniVerse Press], and “Felones de Se: Poems about Suicide” [Ukiyoto]. Forthcoming: “Cancer Courts My Mother” [Prolific Pulse Press, 2025]. Book Accolades earned: Elgin Award for “A Route Obscure and Lonely” and Chrysalis BREW Project’s Award for Excellence for “Always Haunted: Hallowe’en Poems.”
