Blind Submissions and Meritocracy in Poetry

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the politics of poetry and a controversy surrounding an indie lit magazine. Plus, a Chuck Johnson update.

Katie’s Duke event

Jesse’s Austin event

Investor sues Chuck Johnson for “falsely presenting ... as intelligence agent” | Semafor

Where Wokeness Went Wrong | Susan Neiman | The New York Review of Books

A MeToo Mob Tried to Destroy My Life as a Poet. This Is How I Survived

Open Letter to Open-Minded Progressives

Inside the New Right, Where Peter Thiel Is Placing His Biggest Bets

Curtis Yarvin’s Plot Against America

‘The Interview’: Curtis Yarvin Says Democracy is Done - The New York Times

Spectra Poets

Group Think

For William and Kristine

A Close Reading of Curtis Yarvin

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