Clay F. Johnson

Clay F. Johnson is a writer, poet, essayist, amateur pianist, devoted animal lover, and incorrigible reader of Gothic literature & Romantic-era poetry. His writing has been published widely, nominated for both the Pushcart Prize and Rhysling Award, and received Honorable Mention in The Best Horror of the Year. Clay is the author of A Ride Through Faerie & Other Poems (2021), an illustrated collection of poetry published by Gothic Keats Press in honor of John Keats on the bicentennial year of his tragic death in 1821. His collection’s eponymous poem, “A Ride Through Faerie”, was recently presented at a university conference in England that discussed the darker side of faeries in literature.

You can find out more by visiting his website at https://www.clayfjohnson.com/ and by following him on Twitter @ClayFJohnson.