Episode 257: Faux POC Poetry (with Leigh Stein)
Apr 21, 2025•1 hr 14 min
Episode description
This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by writer Leigh Stein to discuss her new book, the personal essay boom and bust, the ethics of deletion, "The Vanishing White Male Writer,” and a race-based hoax in the poetry world.
If You're Seeing This, It's Meant for You by Leigh Stein (Penguin Random House)
The Diana Tarot : Handmade Products
Control, Alt, Delete (Splicetoday.com)
Call Me the 21st-Century Ern Malley (How I Fooled the Poetry World)
Echolalia Review: An Anti-Poetry Collection
The Best American Poetry Controversy (The Best American Poetry Blog)
The Vanishing White Male Writer (Compact Magazine)
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