A huge thank you to MC, author of Midwest Creative, the essential Substack that “explores the different ways creativity manifests itself in the Midwest and how we can support the artists that call this region home.” Macey’s thoughtful response to my class “Exploring Your Ugly Streak” at the 2nd annual Poetry Palooza (“a festival celebrating poetry and aiming to recapture the spirit of the Des Moines National Poetry Festival, defunct since the aughts”) was inspiring and invigorating.

She writes, “The art I have left feeling intensely uncomfortable and deeply changed by is the art that explores the ugliness of the human spirit. The art that shows us the people to avoid loving and the people to avoid becoming.” <3 Enjoy

We can't interrogate the world without ugly by Macey Shofroth

On ugly's power within our art

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Last Friday, I was tidying up the site when I saw hundreds [4.19 thousands! :0] of people were coming here to check out “Burt Reynolds FAQ.”, which I wrote after perusing a book on classical Indian art. You found this poem because the fabulous Maureen Thorson, inventor of NAPOWRIMO, told you about it on her website! Thanks, Maureen, and it’s great to meet you, hybrid Burt-poetry enthusiasts!

“Ask Me What I Am,” 1973

I'm grateful and thrilled to be a part of this book with so many wonderful poets. Thank you, Ada Limón and Milkweed Editions.

Syma Mohammed’s review in The Seattle Times used a few of my lines! :)

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I faint!

I'm always honored to be included in Sean Singer's newsletter, "The Sharpener." His super distilled essays on craft are terrific bang for the buck, and the thematic issues in which poems that seem so different show the many faces of a single idea. And what company! Jeez! I’d sign up if I were you.

It was a pleasure to chat with Tova Greene for The Poetry Society of New York's NEW podcast, "Having a Coke with You." The poets interviewed in this first season are seriously JAWDROPPING! The first three episodes (me, Saeed Jones and Alice Notley! I mean whaaaat?!?!) are out now in all the places pocasts dwell.

I'm thrilled and honored to have a NEW poem about foraging and menopause (A TWO-FER!) in Zócalo Public Square, has long been one of my favorite places to grab a deep brain massage and some hopeful thoughts for the road.

All my love to The Fabulous Jason Schneiderman for selecting it and for really "seeing me" in his editor's note: "Though often associated with surrealism, I assure you that every one of her poems is built on a truth as jarring as a toaster in a bathtub." 😘

https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2023/07/21/jennifer-l-knox/chronicles/poetry/

Thank you, U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, for including me and Bigfoot in your Poem-a-Day lineup for National Poetry Month. We are so honored to be in this company. <3

I had the pleasure of speaking with Axios Markets reporter Emily Peck about Mushrooms as Villain in The Last of Us! I could've talked her (wood)ear off, of course. The article is here.

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