Every Poem a Potion, Every Song a Spell is a collection that uses fairytale themed poetry to express the modern day struggle of women and their fight against oppression. The retellings lose none of the magic of the original stories, but open up the reader's eyes to the darkness that has been lurking behind women all along.

Stephanie Parent is a lifetime lover of fairy tales of all sorts, but she especially appreciates the stories where clever girls defeat monsters, with or without a fairy godmother's help. An author of poetry and prose, Stephanie is still writing her own happily-ever-after. Every Poem a Potion, Every Song a Spell is her first poetry collection.