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. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/783037/if-youre-seeing-this-its-meant-for-you-by-leigh-stein/">If You're Seeing This, It's Meant for You</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/783037/if-youre-seeing-this-its-meant-for-you-by-leigh-stein/"> by Leigh Stein</a> (Penguin Random House)<a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/Jennifer-May-Reiland-Diana-Tarot/dp/B0B859V443">The Diana Tarot : Handmade Products</a><a target="_blank" href="https://jennifermayreiland.com/">Jennifer May Reiland art</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/leighstein/reel/C35_ET0Sm-F/">Fired from Richual</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.splicetoday.com/writing/control-alt-delete">Control, Alt, Delete (Splicetoday.com</a>)<a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/home/post/p-160393923">Call Me the 21st-Century Ern Malley (How I Fooled the Poetry World)</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/Echolalia-Review-Anti-Poetry-Jasper-Ceylon/dp/1738633926/">Echolalia Review: An Anti-Poetry Collection</a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/2015/09/like-most-every-poet-i-have-viewed-the-publication-of-each-years-best-american-poetry-with-happiness-i-love-that-poem-je-1.html">The Best American Poetry Controversy</a> (The Best American Poetry Blog)<a target="_blank" href="https://www.compactmag.com/article/the-vanishing-white-male-writer/">The Vanishing White Male Writer</a> (Compact Magazine) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe</a>

Episode 257: Faux POC Poetry (with Leigh Stein)