creatura publishing

Arachnid is a collection of emotive free verse poetry that touches on aspects of mental health and human experience, as well as politics and trauma, while also implementing a range of imagery relating to nature and horror.

The title and theme of the book depicts our everyday fears, from something as common as spiders to the trepidations plaguing us as a society. Whether it’s our own mental ill health, grief, trauma, hope, love, or the situations and environments we find ourselves in, life can be frightful. This book takes these life experiences and uses them to create expressive outlets, channelling emotions into artistic metaphors.