#taisia kitaiskaia

[derangedrhythms]

Crossing the street on a rainy day, Virginia leaps easily from one pool of consciousness to another. She loves these puddles, the creatures wrapping around her ankles in each. But before she can get to the next street, Virginia sees her own pool: it floods with rain, rises higher, becomes a deep, turbulent river. She will not survive this one.

Taisia Kitaiskaia, Literary Witches; from ‘Virginia Woolf’

#taisia kitaiskaia #literary witches #virginia woolf #~

[drawdownbooks]

Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers

An inventive guidebook that pairs imaginative vignettes with whimsical, folkloric illustrations

Literary Witches reimagines visionary writers as witches: both are figures of formidable creativity, empowerment, and general badassery. Through a series of thirty lyrical portraits, Taisia Kitaiskaia and Katy Horan honor the witchy qualities of well-known and obscure authors alike, including Virginia Woolf, Mira Bai, Toni Morrison, Emily Dickinson, Octavia E. Butler, Sandra Cisneros, and many more.

Perfect for both book lovers and coven members, Literary Witches is a treasure trove of creative and courageous women who aren't afraid to be alone in the woods of their imagination. Kitaiskaia and Horan conjure evocative, highly stylized depictions of history's most beloved female authors, introduce enchanting new writers, and invite you to rediscover the magic of literature.

Published by Seal Press, 2017

Hardcover, 128 pages, 6.3 x 8.1 inches

ISBN: 978-1-58-005673-1 Available at Draw Down

#Literary Witches #Taisia Kitaiskaia #Katy Horan #books #Seal Press #2023 #witchy

[pasdetrois]

Taisia Kitaiskaia, The Nightgown and Other Poems

#taisia kitaiskaia #poetry

[agirlnamedbone]

Taisia Kitaiskaia pub. by the Brooklyn Review

#taisia kitaiskaia #poem #poetry #op #brooklyn review #literature #quotes #dreams #royalty #folklore #taya kitaysky

[aficionliteraria]

Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers Por Taisia Kitaiskaia y Katy Horan (2017)

Sinopsis

Celebre a las escritoras más brujas con bellas ilustraciones y viñetas imaginativas. Literary Witches establece una conexión entre las brujas y las escritoras visionarias: ambas son figuras de formidable creatividad, empoderamiento y rudeza en general. A través de retratos poéticos, Taisia ​​​​Kitaiskaia y Katy Horan honran las cualidades de brujas de autores conocidos y oscuros por igual, incluidos Virginia Woolf, Mira Bai, Toni Morrison, Emily Dickinson, Octavia E. Butler, Sandra Cisneros y muchos más. Perfecta tanto para los amantes de los libros como para los miembros del aquelarre, Literary Witches es un tesoro y una fuente de inspiración. Kitaiskaia y Horan aportan nuevas ideas sobre sus autores más queridos, sugieren encantadores nuevos escritores y lo invitan a redescubrir la magia de la literatura.

Comentario

El libro celebra a muchas escritoras de forma poética, visualmente llamatica y desde una perspectiva "witchy". Se refiere a las autoras como brujas pero entiendo que se refiere a que poseen las características que se asocian con estas.

Las biografías son algo cortas pero al menos están acompañadas de ilustraciones de cada una... y esto hace una gran diferencia.

Literary Witches me parece una opción genial para quien esté interesado en literatura y en conocer nuevas autoras.

Por otro lado, si eres bruja o te interesan esos temas... quizás te interese saber que la ilustradora de Literary Witches (Katy Horan) creo un oráculo con el arte y es maravilloso.

#Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers #Taisia Kitaiskaia #Katy Horan #Literary Witches

[berattelse]

Mary is a terrible baby, her very arrival a murder. Frankenstein's Creature is a terrible baby, a torment to his creator. Mary's babies die terribly young. Latest finding from Mary's laboratory: even the freshest thing is mixed with rot.

Kitaiskaia, Taisia. Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers. Illustrated by Katy Horan. Seal Press, 2017.

#taisia kitaiskaia #literary witches #literary witches: a celebration of magical women writers #excerpts #prose #*

[augment-techs]

Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers

As Writing Prompts~

wife, sister, virgin, whore

an incantation, a naming, a blessing, a curse

weavers, potters, cooks, and healers

flip to any page; follow your wyrd

conjurer of hurricanes, zombies, and tall tales

with each story, the basket gains an apple

alchymist of monsters, children, the living and the dead

a terrible baby, their very arrival a murder

even the freshest thing is mixed with rot

a painful tale about the creation of life and what happens to shunned, abandoned children

shaman of dew, hummingbirds, and mushroom language

could not read or write and lived in poverty on the mountains

healer and oral poet

hermit of hospitals, belonging, and lost souls

"You think you're the only one who doesn't belong?"

at least some creatures can find a home

receiving two hundred electroshock treatments and narrowly escaping a lobotomy

grand dame of trickery, murder, and teatime

"Most unpleasant."

a consolatory apricot biscuit

sibyl of masks, extraterrestrial eggs, and twisted fantasies

smashes the crystal ball on the ground

what remains--glass shards and a black, sticky substance

the room is clean and the crystal ball intact

madame of roses, geometry, and repetition

grow feathers, slink into worms, shrink into dragonflies--anything to get out

undine of introspection, opulent dreams, and voyages

some collect seashells, others chart the sun's movement

some keep house, make lace, pursue lovers

dakini of holy ecstasy, the dark one, and ankle bells

poison becomes ashamed

miraculously escaped their poisoning attempts twice

fantasma of silence, death, and lilacs

a bird of blue bones drops a piece of paper

the paper unfolds into a palace

step in through the door

the music hollows

cursed to hear it forever

give in, eat the bird whole

storyteller of rattlesnakes, turquoise, and the sacred desert

the drought has gone on too long

spider's silk holding all things together shines with the light

high priestess of scholars, volcanoes, and eros

a grim jewel of astronomical price

fondles their muscles over coffee and toast

sorceress of islands, venom, and histories

the soup boils down to a thick black sludge

soothsayer of utopias, creeping women, and evil wallpaper

the unseen fairy

the people must realize the changes for themselves

the disastrous, sexist "rest cure" prescribed for postpartum depression

sorceress of names, houses, and solitude

sometimes the mango is perfectly juicy, sometimes underripe, sometimes too sweet, or bruised

cigar in hand, walk into the jacaranda trees, hanging black bras off the branches

'Use this to climb out,' read the notes tied on with ribbon

guardian of the waters, the porcelain, and the lexicon

they love these puddles

they will not survive this one

wolf child fight their way to the bank of the river; they survive

after a lifelong struggle with mental illness

fairy godparent of bloody tales, the circus, and mirror

"Not another one."

doll in a red riding habit

and a bleeding wolf escapes from under the cloth

dark drops of blood sink into the soil and the roses bloom a deeper, more delicious red

sumptuous tapestries depicting sexual, violent scenes

ornamented with symbols and adjectives

warrior witch of otherness, bodies electric, and sisterhood

the sword is for slaying ghosts and demons along the way

lava filling their wounds

the coroner writes

populated with mothers, children, sisters, anger, cancer, the erotic, unicorns, snails eating dead snakes, witches, fire, and the importance of refusing silence

specter of windows, flies, and the unexpected

travels freely between the afterworld and this world

a white dress kneeling in the flowerbeds

rebel of sensual love, green gardens, and perfume

they never speak of it, but each man is haunted by his vision

withered leaves, wilted geraniums and lilacs

write explicitly about sexuality

siren of the lyre, honey, and ruins

the rest of the words are illegible

how seriously each child puts those wings on in the mirror

seer of peacocks, weird country people, and glass eyes

pray to see humanity clearly

the doors creak open

cosmic traveler of crows, horses, and survival

joy lies down in a field

the music is a spell

courageously survived an oppressive childhood, teenage pregnancy, and domestic abuse

koldunya of winter, endurance, and willows

the sodden papers become bandages for the wounded

rations of potatoes, cabbage, and milk

queen of miracles, generations, and memory

fury of motherhood, marriage, and the moon

dismembers mannequins with ferocious, precise claws

terrified into the thrill of living

enchantress of bitter love, treachery, and jewels

summons a moonbeam into a locked room

climb down to find an underground chamber

"I am the ruler of this prison."

locked up in the bedroom for six months

witch of villages, domestic horrors, and omens

rabid cats, poisoned beetles, blood-tipped needles

the ice cream section of the twenty-four-hour grocery store at three a.m.

doesn't need help finding anything

marries the ordinary with the supernatural

sower of strange seeds, species, and the future

mutating with violent need for food, power, and sex

covertly tosses seeds kept in pockets into the neighbors' yards

watcher of the moors, fantasy, and cruel romance

brushed the carpets and took walks in the hills

death of tuberculosis at thirty

#literary witches: a celebration of magical women writers #source: Taisia Kitaiskaia #writing prompts #word prompts #sentence starters #theme prompts #GIMME

[elsewhereuniversity]

Have you ever read the Ask Baba Yaga advice series? It's by Taisia Kitaiskaia and it's a mood. I think you'd like it!

Oh I do like it! Thank you!

#recs

[feytouched]

🦷 for a book rec?

ask baba yaga by taisia kitaiskaia is equal parts agony aunt, prose poetry, & folktale wisdom, and it does have teeth to bite with

send me an emoji & i'll recommend you a book!

#answered

[paratoxicalfeeling]

my fave books of 2022

(not necessarily published this year, no rereads)

Middle-Grade

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

The Nevermoor series by Jessica Townsend

The Moomin series by Tove Jansson

YA

Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater

The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee

Novellas and Short Story Collections

Bloody Summer by Carmen Maria Machado

Comfort Me with Apples by Catherine M. Valente

Things We Say in the Dark by Kirsty Logan

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

Salt Slow by Julia Armfield

Fantasy

Babel by R.F. Kuang

The Winternight trilogy by Katherine Arden

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

Slewfoot by Brom

A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

Other Fiction

Devotion by Hannah Kent

Feeding the Ghosts by Fred D’Aguiar

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara

All’s Well by Mona Awad

Plays

Antigonick by Anne Carson

An Orestaia by Anne Carson

Poetry & Illustration

If Not, Winter by Anne Carson

The Lost Spells by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris

The Unwinding by Jackie Morris

Literary Witches by Taisia Kitaiskaia and Katy Horan

Non-Fiction & Memoirs

Ace by Angela Chen

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

[thewitchery]

Ask Baba Yaga: Poetic Remedies for Troubled Times // In age-old #Slavic #fairytales, the witch Baba Yaga is sought out by those with a burning need for guidance. In contemporary life, #BabaYaga - a dangerous, slippery oracle—answered earnest questions on The Hairpin for years. These pages collect her most poignant, surreal, & humorous exchanges along with all-new questions & answers for those seeking her mystical advice. . Obtain at #TheWitchery.Ca via https://www.thewitchery.ca/?s=Ask+Baba+Yaga . Answering real questions from readers, Baba Yaga provides responses in the form of short poems that are lasurreal, sometimes funny, and always honest. During these difficult days, Poetic Remedies for Troubled Times provides literary self-help for readers who appreciate Baba Yaga’s strange, surprising style and striking honesty. In this follow-up to Ask Baba Yaga: Otherworldly Advice for Everyday Troubles, award-winning writer Taisia Kitaiskaia once again embodies the legendary witch of #Slavic #folklore, #BabaYaga, to provide life advice to the questioning and the hurting. Trade Paperback written by @taisia.kitaiskaia Want more witchy goodness? Join my secret fb group here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/EdmontonWitchery/ #askbabayaga #christmasgift #stockingstuffers #yulepresent #yulegift #folkmagic #slavicmythology https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl_tFuFJ0Bb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#slavic #fairytales #babayaga #thewitchery #folklore #askbabayaga #christmasgift #stockingstuffers #yulepresent #yulegift #folkmagic #slavicmythology

[mybookof-you]

Maiden, Mother, Crone by Cate Simmons

Taisia Kitaiskaia, Ask Baba Yaga

Fairytalenewsblog

[pasdetrois]

Taisia Kitaiskaia, The Nightgown and Other Poems

#taisia kitaiskaia #poetry

[ninsiana0]

The ebook editions of ASK BABA YAGA and POETIC REMEDIES FOR TROUBLED TIMES by Taisia Kitaiskaia are currently on sale for $1.99 at all the places you would buy ebooks.

[brujaluzdelunablogs]

Pero, ¿qué significa la palabra bruja? Y, quizá más importante, ¿qué significa cuando la usamos nosotras?

Su origen no es claro. Un poco de investigación te dirá que probablemente se deriva de antiguas palabras germánicas que significan «sabia», «doblarse», «sauce». A mí me gustan las tres opciones, en especial si se toman juntas. Me hacen pensar en alguien hábil en el arte de cambiar de forma, alguien conectada a una corriente antigua, alguien maleable no por resignación sino por supervivencia, en un ser fuerte e inteligente que cambia con el tiempo y el tiempo cambia con ella.

Pam Grossman en el prólogo al libro "Brujas literarias", de Taisia Kitaiskaia y Katy Horan

[dappledtea]

Reading log (July-September 2023)

Finished:

Red White and Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston)

The Incredible Journey (Sheila Burnford)

Uprooted (Naomi Novik)

Ask Baba Yaga: Otherworldly Advice for Everyday Troubles (Taisia Kitaiskaia)

Reading:

Winterwood (Shea Earnshaw)

From the New World | Shin Sekai Yori (Yusuke Kishi)

Atlas of the Heart (Brené Brown)

The Wild Robot Escapes (Peter Brown)

#reading log #book log