Ones and Zeroes

Having trouble viewing this email? [Click here]( to view it in your browser. [Newsletter Banner]  April 2, 2021 [Share on Twitter]( [Share on Facebook]( [Forward to a Friend]( Essay [Ones and ZeroesÂ]( A new edition of N.H. Pritchard’s The Matrix reintroduces one of the most conceptually rigorous texts of the Black radical tradition. By Quinn Latimer [Black-and-white portrait of Henry Dumas.]( Essay [Some Requiem]( On the doomed glory of Henry Dumas. By Harmony Holiday [flower drawing and handwritten poem by Alice Notley, from her book Runes and Chords]( Featured Blogger [Notes on ‘Runes and Chords’]( This book forthcoming, my first art book, has happened so quickly, as “written” and as published, that I can scarcely describe it. As I say in my intro, I bought a new mini iPad and an Apple pencil about a... By Alice Notley [Poet Gloria Graham holding what looks like a manuscript of poetry]( Open Door [On Poetry, Peership, and Imagination: A Love Letter to Diane di Prima]( I. When Diane di Prima left the world of the living this past October, the poetry community seemed to shudder in sadness. When a great poet dies, you feel the weight of all the other poets you will never know. We... By Dorothea Lasky Featured Podcasts POETRY MAGAZINE [Marilyn Nelson and Nikki Grimes in Conversation]( Marilyn Nelson and Nikki Grimes discuss their favorite poetic forms to experiment with, and share excerpts from both of their memoirs. [Listen to audio version }}]( Listen POETRY off the shelf [A Room of Our Own]( Cornelius Eady on Sterling Brown’s South: his porch, banter, and barbershop. [Listen to audio version }}]( Listen VS [Monica Sok vs. Survival]( Monica Sok is on the pod! Franny and Danez talk with the author of A Nail the Evening Hangs On, which came out in 2020 on Copper Canyon, about working through a traumatic collective history and coming out the other side, the delight of learning Khmer in pandemic times, finding a home for her mind, and much much more. This one is a gem, friends! [Listen to audio version }}]( Listen Poem Talk [With a Little String & a Sharp Stone: A discussion of “Suicide” by Bob Kaufman]( Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Christopher Stackhouse, Maria Damon, and Devorah Major. [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. © 2021 Poetry Foundation, Poetry Foundation 61 W. Superior Street Chicago, IL 60654 USA #                              Â