No One Sleeps in the World

Having trouble viewing this email? [Click here]( to view it in your browser. [Newsletter Banner]   November 12, 2021 [Share on Twitter]( [Share on Facebook]( [Forward to a Friend]( [The face of dentist David Acer surrounded by salacious headlines and the headshots of his deceased patients.]( Essay [He Stood Alone]( Steven Reigns’s documentary poetics point to the vexed relation between the poetry of the ongoing HIV/AIDS crisis and the official record. By Tausif Noor [Binocular view of a desolate mountain landscape , with a junked car, trash bags, and a fallen No Trespassing sign visible.]( Essay [No One Sleeps in the World]( Fernando Valverde’s America continues the long tradition of Europeans reporting on life in the US. By Rhian Sasseen [Abstract painting, blocks of colors (blue, red, black,, green) across a white background, acrylic on canvas.]( Featured Blogger [Poetics of the Iterative: On the N-Word in Black Poetry & Language (Part I)]( Though the use of the N-word will largely remain a project of ambivalence (the pains/haunts of history in contrast to the flights/fights for freedom), it is still a cultural priority to continue appraising the word while speculating on its implications for Black futurity. By Jonah Mixon-Webster [Etching on paper in black, white, and a smattering of colors, and a range of forms, including curves, lines, and circles.]( Featured Blogger [Erasure in Three Acts: An Essay]( Tell me about disappearance, and I will tell you about palimpsests. Everything we try to erase still manages to leave something behind. By Muriel Leung Featured Podcasts POETRY MAGAZINE [Holly Amos in Conversation with Su Cho]( This week, Su Cho and Holly Amos talk about loneliness, anger as a secret weapon, and food. [Listen to audio version }}]( Listen POETRY off the shelf [Heart of a Reporter]( Noor Hindi on home ownership, evictions court, and her father's grief. [Listen to audio version }}]( Listen VS [Us vs. The End]( Friends, we’ve reached the end–Franny, Danez, and producer Daniel say their goodbyes after five wonderful years as the crew of VS. The team reminisces on some of their favorite moments from the show, tells some behind the scenes gems, and gets a lil weepy by the end. As we say in the episode, we are so deeply grateful to have had the opportunity to create this show for you. Thank you for your ears, time, attention, and love. [Listen to audio version }}]( Listen Poem Talk [Punch Fascists: A discussion of “Yes I Do Want to Punch” by Stephen Collis]( Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Pattie McCarthy, Kate Colby, and Lily Applebaum. [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 #