July 10, 2026

THE WOMB & THE WEB

Annie Finch & Jane LeCroy | a Poetry Electric special

October 26

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An Abortion Poetry Witchual by Poetry Witchual Theater

With spells, dance, ritual, and music, poets Annie Finch and Jane LeCroy weave a shimmering web of life and death around the cauldron of abortion.

Celebrate the season of Samhain, when the veils between the worlds grow thin, with a journey from shame and silence to the matriarchal wisdom that sustains life on earth. Music & Direction, Anna Bikales.

Credits

Poets, Annie Finch and Jane LeCroy
Music & Direction, Anna Bikales

The artists

William Electric Black

bio

William Electric Black, aka Ian Ellis James, is a seven-time Emmy Award winning writer for his work on “Sesame Street” between 1992 and 2002. He also wrote for Nickelodeon’s “Allegra’s Window” and Lancit Media’s “Backyard Safari.” In 2022-2023, his children’s television show – “Rap-U-Cation” was optioned by FarView Entertainment. He also developed an original TV show for FarView called Dragon Clouds. In a series of multimedia projects with Doug E. Fresh, Chuck D, and Artie Green, he has campaigned for exercise and good nutrition for young children, prescription drug awareness and obesity prevention. Faculty member, Dept. of Dramatic Writing, NYU Tisch. New tune on Spotify – Dancing In The Girls Room.

Jane LeCroy
@janelecroy

bio

Jane LeCroy serves the Poetry Gods as a featured character in the Poetry Brothel NYC. She is a teaching-artist bringing love of poetry to students, and publishing their work through various programs. She sets her poetry to music in her bands: Ω▽(Ohmslice), the experimental modular synth project, and, The Icebergs, an avant-pop band of cello and drums. Her records are streaming everywhere. Three Rooms Press published her multimedia book of lyrical poems, “Signature Play.” Pink Trees Press published her newest collection poetry, “Spellbook of Ordinary Mistakes.”

Annie Finch

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Annie Finch is a poet, translator, cultural critic, and performance artist. She is the author of seven volumes of poetry, including Earth Days: Poems, Chants, and Spellsin Five Directions (Nirala Publications, 2023); Eve (Story Line Press, 1997) and Calendars (Tupelo Press, 2003), both finalists for the National Poetry Series.

Anna Bikales
@AnnaBikales

bio

Anna Bikales is a harpist, director, actor, teacher, choreographer, and composer (B.A. in Dance Choreography & B.M. in Harp from the Conservatory at Bard College, MFA in Directing from The Actors Studio Drama School at PACE University). Recent work includes playing harp, performing, and creating new work with Ensemble Mise-En, Contemporaneous, Beth Morrison Projects, MUR Experimental Theater Company, and Mabou Mines. She is a member of NYC based theater company New Place Players, which brings classical theater to intimate spaces with original live music.