In this micro-book, acclaimed “Poetry-Witch” Annie Finch harvests her Spells, spun at the intersection of magic, word, and world. The ritual poems in Poetry Witch Little Book of Spells invite readers to experience words not just in the mind, but also in the body and spirit. Celebrated for her extraordinary love and knowledge of poetic craft and commitment to female, earth-centered spirituality, Finch has created a haunting innovative voice and radically traditional aesthetic. As she observes in the book’s preface, “Like sticky seeds when you brush past, these spells latched onto me, ready to be carried to you—to your power, your contemplative life, your ability to make change. Say them aloud, if you can; say them thrice, if you will. Use them to help you to cast a circle, turn the year, coven, create, invoke.”

DR. ANNIE FINCH is the author of numerous books of poetry, including Calendars, The Encyclopedia of Scotland, Among the Goddesses, and Eve. Wesleyan released Spells: New and Selected Poems in Spring 2013. She has written three performance works—Sylvia and the Moon, Wolf Song, and Marina Tsvetaeva: A Captive Spirit. Her work has appeared in a number of prominent journals such as American Poet, Antioch Review, and Field. She holds a BA from Yale, MA from the University of Houston, and Ph.D from Stanford University. She has taught at numerous universities and poetry writing conferences and served for a decade as Director of Stonecoast MFA Program in Creative Writing.

You can follow Annie Finch on Twitter or Instagram at @theanniefinch and visit her website.