The Many Worlds of Bri Stokes
Bri Stokes welcomes us with her warm, lyrical voice on her Substack Fables from Saturn, with the words,
“I’m a writer, poet, producer & curator born, raised and based in Los Angeles,” and notes she lives with “a little white dog and a feisty gray cat,” inviting readers to her “broadcast [of] transmissions on philosophy, love, hope and magic”.
This powerhouse is also a speaker and cultural worker proudly "living on unceded Tongva land." Her list of achievements are impressive, ranging from her debut chapbook, “A Throat Full of Forest-Dirt,” which was released in 2023 through Bottlecap Press, former Managing Editor of SKEW Magazine, an editorial assistant at HINCHAS Press, to completing a residency and fellowship with The Seventh Wave Magazine and Voodoonauts
In 2024. Her poems have appeared in Epiphany, 45th Parallel, Northridge Review and elsewhere. Her reach extends into mainstream media as well: outlets like BuzzFeed and Visual Verse have featured her writing.
These credentials speak to her impact: she not only creates her own art but also helps amplify other voices in the literary community.
She is most inspired by "the pursuit of creating and curating art and cultural spaces that center and platform the voices of women, queer folks, and BIPOC folks." She doesn't just talk; she walks the talk by creating spaces that give people the ability "to connect to their own humanity in environments of tolerance, empathy and radical emotional honesty with each project I’ve taken on."
Stokes often speaks about power and connection. In a Q&A with Seventh Wave magazine, she emphasized that humans are “extraordinarily powerful” and have “a responsibility to use that power to connect with each other”. Her writing thus becomes a collective act that questions who holds power, honors the legacy of foremothers, and reminds readers that no artist is truly alone.
Through stories, poems and collaborations, Bri Stokes embodies the idea that creativity is communal. She calls herself “a stargazer, a dreamer, and an eternal seeker”, and she invites others into that stance of wonder and solidarity. In her hands, philosophical musings and everyday magic become fuel for a community of like-minded women; a space where each writer can shine, grow, and feel unstoppable together.