Christopher Merrill
@clmerrill.bsky.social
Poet, writer, translator, and director of the International Writing Program. My views, not those of the University of Iowa.
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Very grateful to have this book out in the world. Wish that Marvin Bell and I were still trading paras (short for paragraphs/prose poems) and that he were here...
Christopher Merrill stepping down after 25 years directing UI International Writing Program
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Christopher Merrill stepping down after 25 years directing UI International Writing Program
At the end of the year, Merrill will step down as IWP director and focus on writing and teaching as a member of the English Department faculty. Cate Dicharry, former executive associate director of op...
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October 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Christopher Merrill stepping down after 25 years directing UI International Writing Program
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Grigor Shashikyan (Grig) from Armenia reading a short story for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
October 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Grigor Shashikyan (Grig) from Armenia reading a short story for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
Roxana Crisologo Correa from Peru and Finland reading her poems for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
October 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Roxana Crisologo Correa from Peru and Finland reading her poems for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
Warren C. Longmire from North Philadelphia reading new poems for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
October 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Warren C. Longmire from North Philadelphia reading new poems for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
Yu Yuen Lan from Hong Kong reading an excerpt from her novel, Before I, for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
October 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Yu Yuen Lan from Hong Kong reading an excerpt from her novel, Before I, for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
Kazim Ali reading new poems for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
October 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Kazim Ali reading new poems for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
Rajaa al Sanea from Saudi Arabia reading from her novel Girls of Riyadh for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
October 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Rajaa al Sanea from Saudi Arabia reading from her novel Girls of Riyadh for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
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NO KINGS!! NO COVER!! IOWA CITY! · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
Born in the streets, carried by millions in chants and on posters, it echoes from city blocks to rural town squares, uniting people across this cou...
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October 12, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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Agnes Chew from Singapore reading from an essay for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
October 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Agnes Chew from Singapore reading from an essay for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
Audrey Cerchiara from the Hudson Valley reading her poetry for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
October 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Audrey Cerchiara from the Hudson Valley reading her poetry for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
Florencia del Campo from Argentina and Spain reading her poems for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
October 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Florencia del Campo from Argentina and Spain reading her poems for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
Tayi Tibble from Aoteatroa/New Zealand reading from a work in progress for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
September 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Tayi Tibble from Aoteatroa/New Zealand reading from a work in progress for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
Fion Tse from Hong Kong reading an excerpt from her translation of a novel by Lo Yu for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
September 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Fion Tse from Hong Kong reading an excerpt from her translation of a novel by Lo Yu for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
Tomas Downey from Argentina reading a short story for @UIIWP at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
September 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Tomas Downey from Argentina reading a short story for @UIIWP at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
Andra Schwarz from Germany reading her poems for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
September 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Andra Schwarz from Germany reading her poems for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
Roy Horovitz from Israel reading an essay for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
September 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Roy Horovitz from Israel reading an essay for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
Julia Musakovska from Ukraine reading her poems for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
August 31, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Julia Musakovska from Ukraine reading her poems for @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
Devanshi Khetrapal from India reading a short story for the @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
August 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Devanshi Khetrapal from India reading a short story for the @uiiwp.bsky.social at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
Myle Yan Tay from Singapore reading from his new novel for @UIIWP at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
August 31, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Myle Yan Tay from Singapore reading from his new novel for @UIIWP at Prairie Lights Bookstore.
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What have we become?
What have we become?
Trump Has a New Definition of Human Rights
State Department reports portray Germany as more oppressive than El Salvador.
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August 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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What have we become?
What have we become?
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Humanities Endowment Funds Trump’s Priorities After Ending Old Grants
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August 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Look what just arrived in the mail!
August 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Look what just arrived in the mail!
Delighted to read this conversation with Zhang Yueran (IWP 2016): granta.com/never-again-...
Never Again Crazy Like Wei Hui
‘Wei Hui would have been the last person to acknowledge the story’s fictionality. She hoped readers would think of her protagonist as her.’
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July 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Delighted to read this conversation with Zhang Yueran (IWP 2016): granta.com/never-again-...