Marianne Chan
@mariannelchan.bsky.social
Author of All Heathens and Leaving Biddle City, both from @sarabandebooks | Assistant Prof at Old Dominion University
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Marianne Chan
@mariannelchan.bsky.social
· Jan 12
Never been much of a love poet, but here’s my attempt at writing a love poem for my love, published in the Winter 2025 issue of @sixthfinch. Thanks to Rob MacDonald for giving this piece a beautiful home.
Read the whole issue here: sixthfinch.com
Read the whole issue here: sixthfinch.com
If I can finish grading 3 assignments, I'm going to gift myself an ice cream sandwich.
April 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM
If I can finish grading 3 assignments, I'm going to gift myself an ice cream sandwich.
I’m excited to share that I have three poems in the recent issue of Five Points. Here’s one of them.
I’m so honored to be here alongside some brilliant poets, including Naomi Shihab Nye, Jessica Abughattas, Ethan Chua, and others. 💗 Thanks to Megan Sexton and all the folx who work at Five Points.
I’m so honored to be here alongside some brilliant poets, including Naomi Shihab Nye, Jessica Abughattas, Ethan Chua, and others. 💗 Thanks to Megan Sexton and all the folx who work at Five Points.
April 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I’m excited to share that I have three poems in the recent issue of Five Points. Here’s one of them.
I’m so honored to be here alongside some brilliant poets, including Naomi Shihab Nye, Jessica Abughattas, Ethan Chua, and others. 💗 Thanks to Megan Sexton and all the folx who work at Five Points.
I’m so honored to be here alongside some brilliant poets, including Naomi Shihab Nye, Jessica Abughattas, Ethan Chua, and others. 💗 Thanks to Megan Sexton and all the folx who work at Five Points.
Happy National Poetry Month. Here's a prompt by Haki R. Madhubuti.
April 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Happy National Poetry Month. Here's a prompt by Haki R. Madhubuti.
If yr teaching meter, here are some lines from "Pink Pony Club" that are in iambs:
"I'm having wicked dreams of leaving Tennessee."
"I can't ignore the crazy visions of me in LA."
My students scanned their sonnet lines by singing them to the tune of these @chappellroanbr.bsky.social lines. Dope.
"I'm having wicked dreams of leaving Tennessee."
"I can't ignore the crazy visions of me in LA."
My students scanned their sonnet lines by singing them to the tune of these @chappellroanbr.bsky.social lines. Dope.
a woman is riding on the back of a pink horse
ALT: a woman is riding on the back of a pink horse
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April 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
If yr teaching meter, here are some lines from "Pink Pony Club" that are in iambs:
"I'm having wicked dreams of leaving Tennessee."
"I can't ignore the crazy visions of me in LA."
My students scanned their sonnet lines by singing them to the tune of these @chappellroanbr.bsky.social lines. Dope.
"I'm having wicked dreams of leaving Tennessee."
"I can't ignore the crazy visions of me in LA."
My students scanned their sonnet lines by singing them to the tune of these @chappellroanbr.bsky.social lines. Dope.
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Bundle two of @mariannelchan.bsky.social’s books with a reader’s choice for 20% off at @sarabandebooks.bsky.social! #AWP25
March 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Bundle two of @mariannelchan.bsky.social’s books with a reader’s choice for 20% off at @sarabandebooks.bsky.social! #AWP25
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Look who our current Fiction Editor @annablabs.bsky.social ran into at #AWP25! Our former Fiction Editor Katie Flynn! ANNNDDDD our Former Poetry Editor @mariannelchan.bsky.social 💜
March 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Look who our current Fiction Editor @annablabs.bsky.social ran into at #AWP25! Our former Fiction Editor Katie Flynn! ANNNDDDD our Former Poetry Editor @mariannelchan.bsky.social 💜
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‘I Messed Up At Work Again,’ Crestfallen Michael Waltz Texts Wife, National Geographic Editorial Staff
March 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
‘I Messed Up At Work Again,’ Crestfallen Michael Waltz Texts Wife, National Geographic Editorial Staff
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Pete Hegseth must resign or be fired immediately.
March 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Pete Hegseth must resign or be fired immediately.
It’s the 5th anniversary of ALL HEATHENS! To mark the occasion, I donated to Doctors Without Borders and PCRF. Want to join me? I’ll send a signed copy of ALL HEATHENS or LEAVING BIDDLE CITY for a $20+ donation. Limited # of copies—DM me if you're interested!
March 25, 2025 at 12:49 AM
It’s the 5th anniversary of ALL HEATHENS! To mark the occasion, I donated to Doctors Without Borders and PCRF. Want to join me? I’ll send a signed copy of ALL HEATHENS or LEAVING BIDDLE CITY for a $20+ donation. Limited # of copies—DM me if you're interested!
Hello, friends! I’ll be at #AWP2025 for a day. I’ll be signing books for the @sarabandebooks.bsky.social, and I’m also moderating a panel ft. some brilliant poets (see below).
Will you be there? If so, let’s hang, or at least exchange enthusiastic nods across a crowded convention center!
Will you be there? If so, let’s hang, or at least exchange enthusiastic nods across a crowded convention center!
March 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Hello, friends! I’ll be at #AWP2025 for a day. I’ll be signing books for the @sarabandebooks.bsky.social, and I’m also moderating a panel ft. some brilliant poets (see below).
Will you be there? If so, let’s hang, or at least exchange enthusiastic nods across a crowded convention center!
Will you be there? If so, let’s hang, or at least exchange enthusiastic nods across a crowded convention center!
Been reflecting on my own pedagogy lately, and I'm reading more teaching texts. I appreciated this one by Michele Herman.
lithub.com/toward-a-mor...
lithub.com/toward-a-mor...
Toward a More Generous Pedagogy
I don’t remember what made me pull the fat hardcover off my poetry shelf one day not long ago. It was one I had picked up secondhand on the Upper West Side in my grad school days, with a green line…
lithub.com
March 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Been reflecting on my own pedagogy lately, and I'm reading more teaching texts. I appreciated this one by Michele Herman.
lithub.com/toward-a-mor...
lithub.com/toward-a-mor...
I feel like all I ever talk about nowadays is exhaustion. It’s my whole personality, being tired.
March 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I feel like all I ever talk about nowadays is exhaustion. It’s my whole personality, being tired.
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Help the authors you love:
- Buy their books
- Review their books
- Order their books at your local library
-Attack people on public transport with a copy of their book so the cover gets featured on the news
- Follow their social media
- Share their posts
- Buy their books
- Review their books
- Order their books at your local library
-Attack people on public transport with a copy of their book so the cover gets featured on the news
- Follow their social media
- Share their posts
March 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Help the authors you love:
- Buy their books
- Review their books
- Order their books at your local library
-Attack people on public transport with a copy of their book so the cover gets featured on the news
- Follow their social media
- Share their posts
- Buy their books
- Review their books
- Order their books at your local library
-Attack people on public transport with a copy of their book so the cover gets featured on the news
- Follow their social media
- Share their posts
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I still can't believe immigration lawyers are strongly recommending that anyone who doesn't have US citizenship avoid international travel and the multiple cases this year that prompted that advice
March 19, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I still can't believe immigration lawyers are strongly recommending that anyone who doesn't have US citizenship avoid international travel and the multiple cases this year that prompted that advice
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i have been watching clips of the classicist Emily Wilson perform excerpts from her translations of the Odyssey and the Illiad and she is one of the most captivating speakers i have ever seen?
March 19, 2025 at 2:14 AM
i have been watching clips of the classicist Emily Wilson perform excerpts from her translations of the Odyssey and the Illiad and she is one of the most captivating speakers i have ever seen?
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I wrote about the Trump administration's assault on higher education & what's really going on:
"If, during the Cold War, the government funded universities as a way of strengthening America, Mr. Trump’s second administration treats them as a threat to be dismantled."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/o...
"If, during the Cold War, the government funded universities as a way of strengthening America, Mr. Trump’s second administration treats them as a threat to be dismantled."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/o...
Opinion | The View Inside Trump’s Assault on Universities
The Trump administration’s attacks on universities will lead to the permanent diminishment of vital American institutions.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I wrote about the Trump administration's assault on higher education & what's really going on:
"If, during the Cold War, the government funded universities as a way of strengthening America, Mr. Trump’s second administration treats them as a threat to be dismantled."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/o...
"If, during the Cold War, the government funded universities as a way of strengthening America, Mr. Trump’s second administration treats them as a threat to be dismantled."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/o...
Why is coffee not a deductible?
March 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Why is coffee not a deductible?
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About last night. Just....joy. With @feliciazamorapoet.bsky.social and @mariannelchan.bsky.social at @downboundbooks.bsky.social
March 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
About last night. Just....joy. With @feliciazamorapoet.bsky.social and @mariannelchan.bsky.social at @downboundbooks.bsky.social
What are your favorite poem endings?
February 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
What are your favorite poem endings?
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One month from today! Join @mariannelchan.bsky.social, me, and @feliciazamorapoet.bsky.social at Downbound Books as we read from new books and broadcast some poetry into these dark times.
Saturday March 8 at 5pm!
Saturday March 8 at 5pm!
February 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
One month from today! Join @mariannelchan.bsky.social, me, and @feliciazamorapoet.bsky.social at Downbound Books as we read from new books and broadcast some poetry into these dark times.
Saturday March 8 at 5pm!
Saturday March 8 at 5pm!
My bad posture is hurting me, but slouching is almost essential to my writing practice. WHAT DO I DO?!
January 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
My bad posture is hurting me, but slouching is almost essential to my writing practice. WHAT DO I DO?!
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the empire’s always done evil, maybe just easier to tell now
January 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
the empire’s always done evil, maybe just easier to tell now