<p>The young poet Ashley Dioses has already established herself as a leading voice in contemporary weird poetry. Known for her meticulous use of rhyme and meter, her deft melding of the strange and the erotic, and her novel treatments of such age-old themes as the vampire, the witch, and the ghoul, Dioses now gathers the best of her recent poetry into her first collection&mdash;a scintillating assemblage of nearly 100 poems short and long, published and unpublished.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>With this single volume, Ashley Dioses takes her place as a worthy successor to the long line of California Romantics, beginning with Ambrose Bierce, Clark Ashton Smith, and Nora May French, and carrying on with Donald Sidney-Fryer and K. A. Opperman (<em>The Crimson Tome</em>), with whom she has worked closely.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Ashley</strong><strong> Dioses</strong> is a poet from Southern California whose work has appeared widely in print and online venues, including <em>Spectral Realms, Weirdbook, Weird Fiction Review,</em> and <em>HWA Poetry Showcase.</em></p>