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A reading of mythos-inspired poetry. How do we use ancient myths to tell modern poetic stories? How can myth and ancient story help us process the trauma and complexity of our present day lives? Sandra Simonds reads from Burning Oracle, a forthcoming book of poems that reimagines the characters Cassandra from classical greek mythology, Reynard the medieval fox, poet Paul Celan and painter Francisco Goya by interweaving them in a book-length poem that explores issues of cultural history and identity; Rebecca Lehmann reads poems from The Sweating Sickness that use witch lore and Eurydice and Orpheus mythos to process the twin griefs of the pandemic and the suicide of an abusive ex; Jessica Q. Stark reads poems from a work in progress that recontextualizes the mythos around Marie Antoinette with references to Vietnamese and Greek folklore; Jaclyn Stephens reads poems from her work in progress re-envisioning biblical Job's wife as a suburban housewife.