Vanessa Couto Johnson (she/they) is the author of the full-length poetry books pH of Au (Parlor Press, Free Verse Editions Series 2022) and pungent dins concentric (Tolsun Books, 2018), as well as three poetry chapbooks. Most recently, Vanessa’s poems have…
Finding Your Genre: Grief, a Pandemic, and a Blind Date by Rosemarie Dillon
Once upon a time, I wrote fantasy. My mind gave birth to gorgeous characters and creatures…until eventually, the daunting task of world building brought those journeys to an irreverent halt. You see, I’d never been much of a plotter. I…
True Story by Christian Paulisich
True story, I’ve often told my peers in poetry workshops, where fellow writers gather to read and discuss each other’s work. The workshop is a sacred space where communities are built, where feedback is given and received, and where we…
Poetry Class: Writing Eco and Nature Poetry with Heather Lang Cassera
The Black Fox Writing Academy has a new workshop on the block! Join us for Eco and Nature Poetry with Heather Lang-Cassera, Black Fox Poetry Editor! This class will be taught via Zoom and poets of all levels may register…
Introducing the New Black Fox Lit Readers!
The Black Fox team is pleased to announce our newest additions! Please welcome the nine writers who will be joining our reading team. We will be introducing them individually on our Instagram account over the next few weeks! They’ll be…
La Vie En Rose by Jerrice J. Baptiste
As a little girl, I often encountered dead bodies on my way to school during the Baby Doc dictatorship in the 1980’s. We’d hear the gunshots fired outside of my Catholic school and take cover under our desks. There were…