Natural Woman, Loss for Words

Having trouble viewing this email? [Click here]( to view it in your browser. [Newsletter Banner]  September 6, 2019 [Share on Twitter]( [Share on Facebook]( [Forward to a Friend]( [Black-and-white print by Anne Brigman of a woman's silhouette in mountain environment.]( Essay [Natural Woman]( Rediscovering Anne Brigman’s pagan vision. By Joy Lanzendorfer [An illustration of a dead bird.]( Essay [Loss for Words]( Ali Liebegott’s latest book is a queer mix of memoir, fiction, and verse. By Kathleen Rooney Poem Sampler [Wallace Stevens 101]( An insurance man became one of the most influential poets of 20th-century America. By Benjamin Voigt [Alice Notley, fan collage artwork: Parthenon flanked by blue paper scraps, teal tassel.]( Open Door [‘Spirit Flows From Pieces’: Alice Notley’s Collage Art]( The shape of the fan invites you to read and reread it. The masses of objects in her collage invite you, too—you will find something you had missed while perusing it just a moment before. By Diana Arterian Featured Podcasts POETRY MAGAZINE [C.R. Grimmer reads “Boylesque”]( The editors discuss C.R. Grimmer’s poem “Boylesque” from the September 2019 issue of Poetry. [Listen to audio version }}]( Listen POETRY off the shelf [Back to School]( Two teachers on life through children’s eyes. [Listen to audio version }}]( Listen poetrynow [No People in It]( Emily Skillings writes a tribute to poet John Ashbery who died in September of 2017. Produced by Sarah Geis. [Listen to audio version }}]( Listen VS [VS x Poetry Magazine Podcast Live in Portland with Eloisa Amezcua and Brenda Shaughnessy!]( Listen in on a very special LIVE VS x Poetry Magazine Podcast crossover episode, live from Portland, Oregont! Danez and Franny are joined by Lindsay Garbutt, the cohost of the Poetry Magazine Podcast, and have a blast talking with poets Eloisa Amezcua and Brenda Shaughnessy. Subscribe to the Poetry Magazine podcast today for more poetic flames, glam, and goodness! [Listen to audio version }}]( Listen Poem Talk [Worker’s Tanka: A discussion of six tankas (2 each) by three worker poets, Christine Yvette Lewis, Lorraine Garnett and Davidson Garrett]( Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Husnaa Hashim, Meg Pendoley, and Mark Nowak. [Listen to audio version }}]( Listen  [More Featured Podcasts]( SUBSCRIBE [GET POETRY]( [The Poetry Foundation]( [The Poetry Foundation on Twitter]( [The Poetry Foundation on Facebook]( [The Poetry Foundation on Instagram](  You have received this email because you submitted your email address at www.poetryfoundation.org. You may [unsubscribe]( or [change]( your newsletter subscription preferences at any time. © 2019 Poetry Foundation, Poetry Foundation 61 W. Superior Street Chicago, IL 60654 USA #                              Â