Christopher Merrill
@clmerrill.bsky.social
Poet, writer, translator, and director of the International Writing Program. My views, not those of the University of Iowa.
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.
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.
Look what just arrived in the mail!
August 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Look what just arrived in the mail!
And here's what I wrote about it:
July 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
And here's what I wrote about it:
Thrilled to have a copy of my old friend Gail Wronsky's dazzling new book:
July 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Thrilled to have a copy of my old friend Gail Wronsky's dazzling new book:
Delighted to have this new book by the great Romanian poet Ana Blandiana, in the elegant translations of Paul Scott Derrick & Viorica Patea. @uiiwp.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Delighted to have this new book by the great Romanian poet Ana Blandiana, in the elegant translations of Paul Scott Derrick & Viorica Patea. @uiiwp.bsky.social
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...
November 27, 2024 at 11:07 PM
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...
And here’s mine:
November 17, 2024 at 3:48 PM
And here’s mine:
Coming in November. Please consider preordering here: https://www.arrowsmithpress.com/books#/christopher-merrill/
July 26, 2023 at 4:26 AM
Coming in November. Please consider preordering here: https://www.arrowsmithpress.com/books#/christopher-merrill/