Poison Garden: Purpose of Poison

In the first issue of our Poison Garden anthology, we explore how the purpose of poison depends on who is centered in its story.

Mack Budd creates stunning art of poison as a boundary. Rose dé Danann opens the issue considering poison as an environmental language. Dajana Heremic traces the influence of poison and genetics, giving examples of both internal and external ways our lineage can carry it.

Elaina Foley gives a behind-the-scenes look at poison as a preservative in museum specimens. Taylor Fourt bridges poetry and image to exemplify poison as myth. Parker Thorn shares an anecdote of poison as an antidote, woven into the story of King Mithridates. Sara Breakfield explores poison as joy by working with poisonous plants in flower arrangements and in fabric dying.

Neha Savant poses questions of poison as relationship in our ecologically complex world. Katie Kaplan's art plays with poison as a psychedelic. Bitter Kalli tells a historical tale of poison as resistance in the Caribbean. Lieuthierielle Wolfe's art offers a consideration of poison as decay.

Jamie Whittaker invites us to learn about poison as death work. Sini Björklund recalls how poison became an obsession and encourages us to develop our own connection to powerful plants. Tess Pugsley closes us out with art displaying poison as beauty.

75 full color pages printed on uncoated matte paper and perfect bound into a 6" x 9" book. Edited by Charlie Flatt, Ryn Fink, and Mila Roeder. First released in March 2025.

Each issue comes with a complementary linen bookmark.

ISBN 979-8-99-26035-0-7