One Screaming Weave

Having trouble viewing this email? [Click here]( to view it in your browser. [Newsletter Banner]   December 8, 2023 [Share on Twitter]( [Share on Facebook]( [Forward to a Friend]( Essay [One Screaming Weave]( Christian Wiman’s Zero at the Bone blends memoir and theology, criticism and poetry into a mystical commonplace book for Armageddon. BY ED SIMON [A black-and-white photo of Jane Kenyon sitting a table looking downward. A lit candle is nearby.]( Essay [The Luminous Particular]( A new biography of Jane Kenyon frees the poet from the shadow of her famous older husband. By Maya C. Popa Profile [Harriet Monroe, Art Critic]( Prior to founding and editing Poetry magazine in 1912, Harriet Monroe was a perceptive art critic. In more than two hundred reviews, she produced insightful writing on contemporary American and international art. By Mark Pohlad [A class of students sit around a classroom with painted walls and shelves of tangible writing prompts and learn from a guest teaching artist standing at center of room.]( [Meet Our Grantee-Partner: 916 Ink]( 916 Ink envisions a Sacramento region where every child and teen can access culturally relevant creative writing programs. To this end, 916 Ink staff and volunteers facilitate programs for students in grades 3-6 that seek to increase literacy, improve vocabulary, teach empathy, positively impact social and emotional learning, and expand communication skills. The programming encourages young people to believe in themselves, see themselves as creative, and understand the power of the written word. Since 2010, 916 Ink has published more than 5,000 young authors and 200 professional anthologies of student work. [Collage of fabric, paper, and glue in blues, beiges, golds, greens, mounted on paper.]( Featured Blogger [An Opening for a Conversation]( In February of 1997, I exchanged letters with the poet and scholar Agha Shahid Ali. He was my teacher and “supervisor,” at the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, and, because the internet was infant, we still did business... By A. Van Jordan [Cover of absolute animal by Rachel DeWoskin]( Book Review [absolute animal by Rachel Dewoskin]( Rachel DeWoskin, in absolute animal, harnesses the list to chart a myriad of deteriorations: in the environment, in health (the speaker’s and her father’s), in a world “post-plague.” Reviewed BY Rebecca Morgan Frank [Cover of Green Knife by Stella Corso]( Book Review [Green Knife by Stella Corso]( A rough lyricism goes roaming in Stella Corso’s Green Knife. The terrain: eatery, museum, concert hall, bar, computer screen, street. REVIEWED BY Sylee Gore Featured Podcasts POETRY off the shelf [Cease and Desist]( Laura Mullen on academia, death threats, and doing the next brave thing. [Listen to audio version }}]( Listen VS [2023 Statement from the VS team]( A short statement from Brittany and Ajanaé regarding current events. [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 #