You Wonderful Hot-Cold Thing

Having trouble viewing this email? [Click here]( to view it in your browser. [Newsletter Banner]   February 18, 2022 [Share on Twitter]( [Share on Facebook]( [Forward to a Friend]( [Painting of a man lounging on a bed while another man sits beside him.]( Essay [One Sumptuous Moment]( Richie Hofmann’s A Hundred Lovers, ostensibly an inventory of erotic encounters, invites readers into more than just the bedroom. By Tyler Malone [A bouquet of mixed flowers against a blue backdrop.]( Essay [You Wonderful Hot-Cold Thing]( Florine Stettheimer was a brilliant American painter of the 1920s and ’30s. As a new biography reminds us, she also wrote poems that share the idiosyncratic charm of her visual art. By Lucy Ives [2020/06/07: Thousands gathered in New York's Times Square for a demonstration organized by Black Lives Matter Greater New York. The group announced their plan to enact Law Enforcement Reform Policies and the "I CAN'T BREATHE ACT," which would take actions]( collection [Poetry and Racial Justice and Equality]( Witnessing the struggle for freedom, from the American Revolution to the Black Lives Matter movement. By Major Jackson [Abstract painting in white and yellow against blue backdrop.]( Featured Blogger [Translation Study]( Poetry, in my post of last month, was rather like a personified being than a branch of language art. “Poetry made me do this,” I came close to saying, “poetry made me do that.” It can’t be explained away, so... By David Larsen Featured Podcasts POETRY MAGAZINE [Suzi F. Garcia in Conversation with Ada Limón]( Suzi F. Garcia and Ada Limón talk about the importance of seeing but also being seen, and naps as part of the creative process. [Listen to audio version }}]( Listen POETRY off the shelf [My Body, My Stones]( Poet and playwright Malcolm Tariq on listening, field trips with his brother, and the perils of dating while Black. [Listen to audio version }}]( Listen VS [Roll Call: Radical Literary Friendships]( This episode is a roundtable discussion between Brittany, Maurisa, and Ajanae. We discuss the way that friendship has sustained us and been the catalyst for our growth as writers. We also highlight other literary friendships that inspire and guide our practices (i.e Pat Parker and Audre Lorde, Cornelius Eady and Toi Derricotte, Willie Kinard and AsiahMae, etc) and how valuable community is to the development of Black writers. [Listen to audio version }}]( Listen Poem Talk [Far in Toward the Far End: A discussion of George Quasha’s “preverbs.”]( Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Charles Bernstein, Laynie Browne, and Anthony Elms. [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. © 2022 Poetry Foundation, Poetry Foundation 61 W. Superior Street Chicago, IL 60654 USA #