Kaitlin Smith
@kaitlinwrites.bsky.social
Ph.D. student in English & Comp Lit at UNC - Chapel Hill. Researching women’s classical reception in literature. EIC at the Carolina Quarterly. Staff at Aôthen Magazine. She/Her.
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I’m presenting on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein tomorrow in one of my grad seminars. In my presentation, I’ll be discussing what it means for Mary Shelley herself to produce such a legacy text as a teenager and the implications of her success in women’s literary and archival histories.
October 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I’m presenting on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein tomorrow in one of my grad seminars. In my presentation, I’ll be discussing what it means for Mary Shelley herself to produce such a legacy text as a teenager and the implications of her success in women’s literary and archival histories.
My students & I visited the on-campus art museum today as part of our writing in the social sciences unit. Featured: Henri Fantin-Latour and Claude Monet.
October 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
My students & I visited the on-campus art museum today as part of our writing in the social sciences unit. Featured: Henri Fantin-Latour and Claude Monet.
A 1491 publication of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy. Housed in the Wilson Library special collections at UNC. What a marvel to be able to handle such history.
October 1, 2025 at 5:37 AM
A 1491 publication of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy. Housed in the Wilson Library special collections at UNC. What a marvel to be able to handle such history.
Went for a walk to decompress from this strange week and found plants trying to escape their enclosure.
September 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Went for a walk to decompress from this strange week and found plants trying to escape their enclosure.
The copy in question!
September 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The copy in question!
Special collections juvenile archival material from the Wilson Library (UNC - Chapel Hill).
September 2, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Special collections juvenile archival material from the Wilson Library (UNC - Chapel Hill).
From the Ackland Art Museum. Chapel Hill, NC. Classical reception is everywhere.
August 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
From the Ackland Art Museum. Chapel Hill, NC. Classical reception is everywhere.
The beauty of campus. ✨
August 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The beauty of campus. ✨
It’s release day! I’ve spent a good portion of my summer thinking about katabasis (the concept), so now I’m thrilled to dive into Katabasis (the book).
#rfkuang #amreading #bookish
#rfkuang #amreading #bookish
August 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
It’s release day! I’ve spent a good portion of my summer thinking about katabasis (the concept), so now I’m thrilled to dive into Katabasis (the book).
#rfkuang #amreading #bookish
#rfkuang #amreading #bookish
It’s the first day of my Ph.D. classes and of teaching ENGL 105 at UNC. May this semester be productive and memorable. 🤎
August 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It’s the first day of my Ph.D. classes and of teaching ENGL 105 at UNC. May this semester be productive and memorable. 🤎
I just need you all to know I scored this desk for $5. Truly an incredible feat. Phoebe is pleased.
August 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I just need you all to know I scored this desk for $5. Truly an incredible feat. Phoebe is pleased.
Currently reading WILD REVERENCE ahead of its pub date in September. I’ll just say it’s going to be one of my favorite fiction reads this year, I think.
August 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Currently reading WILD REVERENCE ahead of its pub date in September. I’ll just say it’s going to be one of my favorite fiction reads this year, I think.
New headshot, maybe?? I personally don't like seeing myself on camera so I never enjoy these. But new things are on the horizon!
August 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
New headshot, maybe?? I personally don't like seeing myself on camera so I never enjoy these. But new things are on the horizon!
VILE LADY VILLAINS by @danaiwrites.bsky.social debuts next year and now that I'm on their street-team I simply will not shut up about this novel. Lady Macbeth meets Klytemnestra (!!!) in this queer fantasy. As a fan of both characters, I simply cannot wait for this.
Art by Marina Charalambides.
Art by Marina Charalambides.
August 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
VILE LADY VILLAINS by @danaiwrites.bsky.social debuts next year and now that I'm on their street-team I simply will not shut up about this novel. Lady Macbeth meets Klytemnestra (!!!) in this queer fantasy. As a fan of both characters, I simply cannot wait for this.
Art by Marina Charalambides.
Art by Marina Charalambides.
Tomorrow is my dad's birthday. He would've been 45. He enjoyed writing poetry which is where I imagine I got it from.
August 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Tomorrow is my dad's birthday. He would've been 45. He enjoyed writing poetry which is where I imagine I got it from.
Currently reading Emily Hauser’s Women Re-Creating Classics: Contemporary Voices. Excellent! Can’t wait to finish it. It’s giving me much to think about in my own studies.
#classics #academiasky
#classics #academiasky
July 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Currently reading Emily Hauser’s Women Re-Creating Classics: Contemporary Voices. Excellent! Can’t wait to finish it. It’s giving me much to think about in my own studies.
#classics #academiasky
#classics #academiasky
July 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Officially been in NC a week. House is set up. Moths have visited. Books are shelved. Writing is finally happening.
June 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Officially been in NC a week. House is set up. Moths have visited. Books are shelved. Writing is finally happening.
Glimpses into the new house (& new life). 🤎
June 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Glimpses into the new house (& new life). 🤎
These are my writing assistants, Jem and Phoebe. They suck at their jobs but they are remarkably sweet. 🤍
#blackcats #caturday
#blackcats #caturday
June 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
These are my writing assistants, Jem and Phoebe. They suck at their jobs but they are remarkably sweet. 🤍
#blackcats #caturday
#blackcats #caturday
Surprisingly, I got engaged at the Carter Presidential Library today. 🤎
June 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Surprisingly, I got engaged at the Carter Presidential Library today. 🤎