poetry matters more than ever and Ada Limón's warmth and wisdom was a joyous gift

badly planned my reading week—I do not recommend reading these in a row if you’re feeling powerless against the structures of society

maybe I will just make this the front page of my syllabi from now on

reunited with my best bud after 11 days apart 😭

trying 2 forget I’m flying back to the US two days before inauguration

reading for my preliminary exams is a continuous exercise is being forced to finish books that I do not want to keep reading

I got a bagel four times this week and it was #1 thing that helped my mental health