Make Each of You a Superstar

Having trouble viewing this email? [Click here]( to view it in your browser. [Newsletter Banner]  August 7, 2020 [Share on Twitter]( [Share on Facebook]( [Forward to a Friend]( [Black-and-white portrait of John Giorno.]( Essay [Make Each of You a Superstar]( John Giorno's posthumous memoir describes how he remade poetry in the image of rock music. By Andrew Strombeck [Illustration of Fernando Pessoa standing in a pastoral setting with a shepherd in the background.]( Essay [Thinking Is a Sickness of the Eyes]( Alberto Caeiro, Fernando Pessoa’s imaginary shepherd-poet, lived a supposedly simple life in the country. He was more complicated than he seems. By Tyler Malone [Lorine Niedecker sitting by a lake playing the ukelele.]( Poem Sampler [Lorine Niedecker 101]( Exploring the work of a brilliant craftsperson. By Benjamin Voigt Featured Blogger [The Burning]( COVID. But the sorrow doesn’t stop. The best escapes from lockdown have meant walks in the woods. I can praise our favorite trails or new lush spots that friends in our small pod have shown us. Spring! Into summer! Time still... By Marianne Boruch Featured Podcasts POETRY MAGAZINE [A Conversation with Kit Fan and Alice Oswald]( Kit Fan talks with Alice Oswald about her latest book, Nobody. Fan’s review of the book appears in the July/August 2020 issue of Poetry. [Listen to audio version }}]( Listen POETRY off the shelf [The Bureau Under Your Bed]( Interrogating the government’s half century of surveillance of Black writers. [Listen to audio version }}]( Listen VS [Michael Lee vs. Grief]( After Franny’s episode talking with Cam Awkward-Rich, Danez goes one-on-one with their buddy Michael Lee, a Norwegian-American writer, youth worker, and organizer in Minneapolis. The dynamic duo talks about grief’s place in poems, Michael’s traumatic brain injury, obliterating whiteness, and some fond memories together. [Listen to audio version }}]( Listen Poem Talk [Ominous Pre-tingling: A discussion of “MJ Fan Letter” and “RSVP” by Terrance Hayes]( Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Simone White, Dixon Li, and Jo Park. [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. © 2020 Poetry Foundation, Poetry Foundation 61 W. Superior Street Chicago, IL 60654 USA #                              Â