Silent Forests of the Heart

Having trouble viewing this email? [Click here]( to view it in your browser. [Newsletter Banner]   March 4, 2022 [Share on Twitter]( [Share on Facebook]( [Forward to a Friend]( Essay [Sound of the Axe on Fresh Wood]( Eavesdropping on Edna St. Vincent Millay’s diaries. By Declan Ryan [Illustration of a mother holding a baby, as they sit inside a giant calla lily, surrounded by other calla lilies, against a dark backdrop.]( Essay [Silent Forests of the Heart]( Niina Pollari writes into the astonishments of grief. By Daisy Fried [Black and white image of women marching down Fifth Avenue in New York City for the Women's Equality March on August 26, 1970.]( collection [Celebrating Women’s History Month]( Poems, articles, podcasts, and blog posts that explore women’s history and women’s rights. By The Editors [Abstract artwork, mixed media on paper, black lines and squiggles, blue, orange, pink, and other colors, on a cream background.]( Featured Blogger [Scenes from the Life of a Translator]( Opening scene: A translator is in her office, talking on the phone. She is surrounded by piles of books and papers, in a haze of smoke from the cigarette she forgot to put out earlier. She is wearing a cropped... By Juana Adcock Featured Podcasts POETRY MAGAZINE [Suzi F. Garcia in Conversation with Jennifer Shyue]( Suzi F. Garcia and Jennifer Shyue talk about what it means to write and translate from hyphenated or adjectival identities, as well the connections between language and identity. [Listen to audio version }}]( Listen POETRY off the shelf [Ghost Diplomat]( Hoa Nguyen on photographs, her mother's past with the motorcycle circus, and the quiet ways to talk to ghosts. [Listen to audio version }}]( Listen VS [Roll Call: Gabrielle Civil vs. Black Time or the déjà vu]( In this episode, black feminist poet and performance artist Gabrielle Civil grapples with the slippery, urgent nature of black time, what she calls the déjà vu. She talks to fellow poets Rashidah Ismaili and jayy dodd, scholar Michelle M. Wright, and visionary six year old Naima about poetry and history, memories and the future. This episode offers sonic experiments, spotlight readings, and intimate chats to bring the déjà vu alive. [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 #