10/10 recommend! And Naomi Shihab Nye in Seattle (and online) tonight! (lectures.org/event/naomi-...). Beyond excited for this.
“People are not incorrect about Octavia Butler predicting the future, but they’re not always clear about what kind of future she was envisioning.” In a new Essay, Hanif Abdurraqib reflects on Butler, legacy, and the L.A. fires.
Lessons for the End of the World
On Octavia Butler, the L.A. fires, and the uses and misuses of the things that cannot be recovered.
newyorker.com
I really like the Poetry Off the Shelf podcast. Guest poets will read their work and chat with host Helena de Groot (who asks the most magnificent questions, I think). Here's a favorite episode, the one with Ross Gay: www.poetryfoundation.org/podcasts/151...
The Garden We Share - Poetry Off the Shelf | Poetry Foundation
Ross Gay finds joy in life that outlives us.
poetryfoundation.org
"Poems are the best time machines humans have invented so far" - @erinwriter.bsky.social 👏 Phenomenal discussion on writing and revision with @tracibrimhall.bsky.social @jennymolberg.bsky.social @erinwriter.bsky.social and Jenny Yang Cropp www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov31...
Virtual AWP Pedagogy: Poem Depot—Tools for Revision
YouTube video by AWPWriter
youtube.com