TRISTA EDWARDS
Trista Edwards is the author of the poetry collection Spectral Evidence (April Gloaming Press, 2020). She has served as an editor or co-editor on several projects, including Till the Tide: An Anthology of Mermaid Poetry (Sundress Publications, 2015) and #BLOODLORE: A White Stag Anthology of Bloodlines & Myth (White Stag Press, 2025). Her poems have appeared in numerous literary journals, including Flapperhouse, Dream Pop Press, Southeast Review, The Adroit Journal, 32 Poems, Lover’s Eye Press, and more. She has also served as a contributing writer to Luna Luna Magazine. She holds a Ph.D. in Creative Writing from the University of North Texas, as well as an M.A. and B.A. from the University of West Georgia. Trista is currently working on her first novel. She lives in Hiram, Georgia, with her husband and two children.
DEATH ROLL
Death Roll is a swampy, surreal song that asks readers to listen with their whole bodies as these poems shimmer with sonic experimentation, wild invention, & deep emotional resonance that thrums just below the surface. This collection is guided by an unusual relic of grief: a doll crowned with the taxidermized head of a baby alligator. Through the voice of Gator Girl, the poems explore themes of motherhood, loss, desire, & the mythologies we build to survive them.
Death Roll is a Southern Gothic, fevered lyric where origin stories have teeth, memory refuses to be still, & the line between human & creature blurs until vanishing entirely. Slip into its waters. Follow its song.
#BLOODLORE
#BLOODLORE: A White Stag Anthology of Bloodlines & Myth is a collection of poetry & prose from over twenty writers exploring the threads that bind us through ancestral, cultural, mythical, & personal lore. Across a tapestry of diverse voices & backgrounds, this anthology weaves together stories of origin, transformation, hauntings, & reclamation. #BLOODLORE examines the mythos that shape identity & the lore passed down generations through family & fable, offering a rich & resonant array of human experience.