KN Magazine: Poetry

Shane McKnight 10/10/25 Shane McKnight 10/10/25

MORE THAN YOU BARGAINED FOR

In More Than You Bargained For, John Grey transforms the classic haunted house into a chilling sonnet of gothic humor and macabre beauty. Ghosts, nuns, barons, and murdered minions all inhabit this centuries-old mansion, where the true price of ownership is far more than anyone could have imagined. A sharp, rhythmic reminder that in real estate—and in life—location isn’t everything.

Shane McKnight 9/12/25 Shane McKnight 9/12/25

YOU’RE JUST A PHOTOGRAPH AFTER ALL

In You’re Just a Photograph After All by John Grey, a haunting image comes alive in memory. The poem explores grief, intimacy, and the unsettling persistence of presence after death.

Shane McKnight 6/6/25 Shane McKnight 6/6/25

THE MURDERER’S FATE

As twilight settles over a forest gallows, the hanged body of a murderer becomes both spectacle and symbol. The Murderer’s Fate is a haunting, lyrical meditation on justice, consequence, and the eerie calm after violence.