Jc Reilly

Read What Magick May Not Alter on a porch swing by a live oak if you can. This layered Southern fantasy is unlike any you've read before. Real world issues like the prevalence of the KKK, sexual assault, manslaughter, alcoholism, and complex family dynamics move the plot into emotionally treacherous and painfully real places. Twin sisters Lulah and Vi anchor this story of a magically gifted family told through poetry. Set in early nineteen-hundreds Louisiana, the choice to tell this story in verse sets it apart, making it feel like a spell book or a manifesto at times. Emotion sings through it clear and strong.

Four friends, colleagues and poets - Karen Head, Blake Leland, JC Reilly and Robert Wood - gave themselves an extraordinary yearlong assignment: write a poem each month based on a holiday or seasonal event. On Occasion: Four Poets, One Year is the thrilling results.