Here the Moon-Birds will sacrifice to you, our readers, a weekly poem which has caught our eye(s)—poems which invoke, in whatever way, witchy-ness, spooky-ness, the sacred feminine, the mysterious, or the otherworldly. * This week's poem is one that has haunted me for a while: so I dug it up for you. William Stafford's "Traveling... Continue Reading →
Witchy & Weird Poem of the Week: “93 Percent Stardust” by Nikita Gill
Here the Moon-Birds will sacrifice to you, our readers, a weekly poem which has caught our eye(s)—poems which invoke, in whatever way, witchy-ness, spooky-ness, the sacred feminine, the mysterious, or the otherworldly. * Nikita Gill writes at turns whimsical, at turns powerful poems; you can find many of them on her Instagram is a delight of... Continue Reading →
Witchy & Weird Playlist: Sigur Rós
In this section, we at Moon-Birds will regularly offer recommendations from our own witchy, weird, wild, and wicked playlists. Feast your ears on this, and get magickal. * I've been listening to the Icelandic avant-garde music gods Sigur Rós since the late nineties. They feel like an integral part of the soundtrack of my teen and... Continue Reading →
Witchy & Weird Poem of the Week: “La Sirena y el Pescador” by Elisa Chavez
Here the Moon-Birds will sacrifice to you, our readers, a weekly poem which has caught our eye(s)—poems which invoke, in whatever way, witchy-ness, spooky-ness, the sacred feminine, the mysterious, or the otherworldly. * This week's poem comes to you from the incandescent moon-bird @thewitchathena (Kate). She has the following to say: "This poem is phenomenal.... Continue Reading →
Witchy & Weird Playlist: Lydia Ainsworth
In this section, we at Moon-Birds will regularly offer recommendations from our own witchy, weird, wild, and wicked playlists. Feast your ears on this, and get magickal. * Lydia Ainsworth is a wicked-awesome Canadian composer, producer, and singer with two experimental, original, amazing albums available for your listening pleasure: Right from Real, and the new (last year) Darling... Continue Reading →
Witchy & Weird Poem of the Week: “The Black Art” by Anne Sexton
Here the Moon-Birds will sacrifice to you, our readers, a weekly poem which has caught our eye(s)—poems which invoke, in whatever way, witchy-ness, spooky-ness, the sacred feminine, the mysterious, or the otherworldly. * Anne Sexton's poetry has always read to me like the inside of my own mind, only polished to something more incisive and... Continue Reading →
Witchy & Weird Playlist: Purity Ring
In this section, we at Moon-Birds will regularly offer recommendations from our own witchy, weird, wild, and wicked playlists. Feast your ears on this, and get magickal. * I'm not in general a big electronic music buff—I have no beef with the genre, I'm just not as well versed in it—so I have to give thanks to... Continue Reading →
Witchy & Weird Poem of the Week: “Witch-Wife” by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Here the Moon-Birds will sacrifice to you, our readers, a weekly poem which has caught our eye(s)—poems which invoke, in whatever way, witchy-ness, spooky-ness, the sacred feminine, the mysterious, or the otherworldly. * Millay is a regular favorite of mine, and this is a topical one. There's a simple and powerful sentiment at the close... Continue Reading →
Witchy & Weird Playlist: Bat for Lashes
In this section, we at Moon-Birds will regularly offer recommendations from our own witchy, weird, wild, and wicked playlists. Feast your ears on this, and get magickal. * For two weeks, I've been stressing over which of my favorites to kick off this section. There was much consumption of peanut butter, and chocolate, and wine. In... Continue Reading →
What is a Moon-Bird?
A moon-bird is a witch, and a witch is a moon-bird. A moon-bird and a witch is a “woman of the false beautiful moon.” Poetical, no? I can’t take credit for crafting this notion. It’s a found notion. Some of my favorite places to find books—as a compulsive book collector with limited funds—are... Continue Reading →
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