FERAL: A Journal of Poetry and Art is run by a small but passionate team of volunteers intent on finding and sharing quality poetry and visual art.
Beth Gordon
Managing Editor
Beth Gordon is a poet, mother and grandmother in Asheville, NC. She is the author of five chapbooks, most recently The First Day (Belle Point Press); and one full length collection, This Small Machine of Prayer (Kelsay Books). Her second full-length collection, Alchemist or Arsonist, is forthcoming from Acre Books in 2027. Beth is Managing Editor of Feral: A Journal of Poetry and Art, Co-Managing Editor and Logistics Manager of Animal Heart Press, and Grandma of Femme Salve Books. Instagram, Threads and BlueSky @bethgordonpoet.
Narmadhaa
Reader
A work in progress, Narmadhaa writes stuff – often when staring at trees, or looking at pictures of them afterwards. Her work has appeared in a few places including Pure Haiku, be:longing magazine, Neologism Poetry, and From the Ashes—the poetry anthology published by Animal Heart Press. Say hello at The Chaos Within or on Twitter @s_narmadhaa.
Amanda McLeod
Art Editor / Reader / Designer
Amanda McLeod is an Australian author and artist, with a penchant for wild places and quiet. Her work has appeared in many places both in print and online, and she is the author of Animal Behaviour (2nd ed, Riverdeep Press, 2025) and Heartbreak Autopsy (Animal Heart Press, 2021) .She is the managing editor of Animal Heart Press, and designs the literary magazine FERAL: A Journal of Poetry and Art.
Follow her on socials @AmandaMWrites
Jude Marr
Jude Marr is a Pushcart-nominated trans poet and editor. His poetry has appeared in many journals and anthologies and his full-length collection, We Know Each Other By Our Wounds was published by Animal Heart Press in 2020. Jude’s next chapbook, Silence Will Not Save Us is forthcoming from The Broken Spine in November, 2027. He now lives in Portugal.