Shadows Out of Color

Having trouble viewing this email? [Click here]( to view it in your browser. [Newsletter Banner]   May 27, 2023 [Share on Twitter]( [Share on Facebook]( [Forward to a Friend]( [A collage featuring a man's shadow in the center, alongside a photo of another man making a fist. On the right, there's a photo of dark countryside; on the left, a photo of another shadow walking.]( Essay [Shadows Out of Color]( Mark Hyatt—barely published and dead at 32—was a lost figure of queer British poetry. Two posthumous books revive his startling voice. By David Grundy [An illustration of a house at night. A figure is visible in a lit upper-story window. In the yard below, another figure in a white dress watches the window.]( Essay [The Mere Fact of Her]( A newly reissued memoir by Emily Dickinson’s niece tries to decode the poet’s enduring mystery. By Rachel Vorona Cote [Illustration of Gwendolyn Brooks]( Poem Sampler [Gwendolyn Brooks: Selections]( Classic poems from a Chicago poet. By Sarah Alcaide-Escue, Danielle Chapman & Natalie Earnhart [View through a stone archway of a field with horses, sunset in the background.]( Featured Blogger [An Ecology of Creativity]( One day before his 45th birthday, on April 1, 1984, the Prince of Soul, Prince of Motown, the iconic and widely beloved singer songwriter Marvin Gaye was assassinated by his father in Los Angeles, California. By Allison Adelle Hedge Coke [Cover of From Unincorporated Territory [Ã¥mot] by Craig Santos Perez]( Book Review [from unincorporated territory [åmot]]( you want poetry that both innovates and accumulates, something with brainteasing difficulty and world-building breadth—part modernism, part Marvel Cinematic Universe. By Craig Santos Perez [Cover of Mare's Nest by Holly Mitchell]( Book Review [Mare's Nest]( The human characters in Holly Mitchell’s Mare’s Nest are largely overshadowed by her magnificent horses. By Holly Mitchell Foundation News [Poetry Foundation Awards Over $1.6M in Grants]( The Poetry Foundation is proud to announce the 55 nonprofit organizations that received over $1,600,000 in funding in our spring 2023 grant cycle. Featured Podcasts POETRY MAGAZINE [Cynthia Cruz and Charif Shanahan on Protecting Your Feral-ness and More]( Guest editor Charif Shanahan speaks with Cynthia Cruz, whose forthcoming collection of poems, Back to the Woods, was written alongside her critical work, A Manifesto for the Working Class, and shares references with it while also circling around Freud’s concept of the death drive. According to Cruz, “In its simplest iteration the death drive is an attempt to begin again through the act of self annihilation.” Cruz also reads two poems from the new collection, including “Dark Register” from the May issue of Poetry. [Listen to audio version }}]( Listen POETRY off the shelf [Let the Record Hide]( Paisley Rekdal on maps, Sisyphus, and the dangers of beauty. [Listen to audio version }}]( Listen VS [VS Live Aricka Foreman and Tommye Blount vs. Detroit Poetics]( To close out season six, Brittany and Ajanae record LIVE in Detroit with guests Aricka Foreman and Tommye Blount. Join them as they discuss the history of the Detroit School of poets, building authentic community, knowing when a project is done, and creating alternate spaces for Black Queer folks to thrive. [Listen to audio version }}]( Listen Poem Talk [The Whole World Smiles: A discussion of John Giorno’s “Everyone Is a Complete Disappointment”]( Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Brooke O’Harra, Michelle Taransky, and Chris Funkhouser. [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. © 2023 Poetry Foundation, Poetry Foundation 61 W. Superior Street Chicago, IL 60654 USA #