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Speculative Poetry, Revisted

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Jenn and guest Vanessa Diaz discuss the Nebula finalists, that Ms. Marvel trailer, some favorite speculative poems, and more.

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News

That Ms. Marvel Trailer [Book Riot]

Disney and the “Don’t Say Gay” Bill [The Guardian]

Nebula Award Finalists

Martha Wells declines nomination [Publishers Marketplace]

Interview with Evan Ross Katz about his Buffy Book [AV Club]

Reebok is Making Power Rangers Shoes [Gizmodo]

Poetry Discussed

Clock Star Rose Spine by Fran Wilde 

All the Army Ghost Stories I Have Heard” by Natalie Wang, Strange Horizons

On Where to Find Strange Horizons, And How to Get There” by Julia Rios, Strange Horizons

Dancing Princesses” by Roshani Chokshi, Uncanny Magazine

Assimilation” by Valerie Valdes, Uncanny Magazine

Keening” by Valerie Valdes, Uncanny Magazine