Poet and scholar Joshua Bennett taught a new literature course at MIT 21L.004 (Reading Poetry: Social Poetics), which was designed with an emphasis on Black U.S. poets part of a group historically barred from literacy and many forms of ownership and belonging.
Poetechnics is a new podcast from MIT Literature that explores the intersection of poetic and technical knowledge. Poetechnics is produced by Michael Lutz; early guests include Malka Older, Wyn Kelley, and more.