COURTNEY LEIGH

Courtney Leigh lives in Phoenix, AZ where she runs Crimson Sage (crimsonsageaz.com) & White Stag Publishing with her husband. She is the author of the chapbook “the unrequited <3<3 of red riding hood & her lycan lover” from Dancing Girl Press. 

COURTNEY & THE HAUNTED BONG

Courtney & The Haunted Bong is a visceral, surreal, & multisensory descent into the hazy thresholds of consciousness, where the veil between dimensions is as thin as smoke. This euphoric poetry collection follows Courtney as a seeker, stoner, & vessel who embarks on a kaleidoscopic odyssey sparked by the mysterious relic she inherits: a mercurial glass bong, etched with sigils & vibrating with ghostly presence. More than a mere object, the bong becomes an archetype, a portal, a psychopomp, & a haunted artifact that blurs the lines between memory, dream, & hallucination. With each inhale, Courtney explores neon-shadowed astral planes, encountering spectral guides, shifting realities, & echoes of life.

I inhale mercurial skeletons / I exhale my wayward ghosts...

I inhale mercurial skeletons / I exhale my wayward ghosts...