In order for me to write poetry that isn’t political

I must listen to the birds

and in order to hear the birds

the warplanes must be silent.

– Marwan Makhoul

Fantastic keynote at the Zora Neale Hurston conference. Dr. Deborah Plant discussed editing Hurston's books, Life of Herod the Great and Barracoon, and the importance of preserving culture, history, orality, and language in the face of the overemphasis on efficiency and generative AI.

My year in books @thestorygraph.com #Booksky 💙📚

Without downloading any new pics, what’s your energy going into 2025?

Kicking off the winter break with the poetry collections of Lauren Alleyne, DaMaris B. Hill, Philip B. Williams, Tara Betts, Sequoia Maner, darlene anita scott, Nikky Finney, and more. #Booksky 💙📚

Spotted at the front of our library

Grateful for her 📚💙

My article on #ZoraNealeHurston and indigeneity - "Making A Way Out of No Way: Hurston's Indigenous Inspirations" - is out with The Comparatist! If you can't access the article and want a PDF, let me know. muse.jhu.edu/article/940119 💙📚

Started compiling these b/c I'm teaching Mexican Gothic tonight, which features this beauty by Mia Araujo 💙📚

These vintage gothic book covers are just *chef's kiss* 💙📚

My article on #ZoraNealeHurston and indigeneity - "Making A Way Out of No Way: Hurston's Indigenous Inspirations" - is out with The Comparatist! If you can't access the article and want a PDF, let me know. muse.jhu.edu/article/940119

Just finished this beauty by @susanmd.bsky.social 💙📚 #amreading

Appropriately, hit 1000 days of gratitude journaling yesterday #Presently

Do you know what I was, how I lived? You know
what despair is; then
winter should have meaning for you."
- Louise Glück, "Snowdrops"
www.poeticous.com/louise-gluck...

Had the best time on stage for a Community Conversation on Frankenstein at the Indiana Repertory Theater. I'm probably giving one of several shoutouts to Addie Tsai's Unwieldy Creatures here 🎭📚

Tomorrow's the day! I'll be part of a community conversation on Monsters and Makers: Feminism, Agency, and Ethical Dilemmas in Frankenstein following the Indiana Repertory Theater's performance of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein! www.irtlive.com/shows-and-ev...

My article, "Naturalistic Elements in Percival Everett’s Wounded," is out now in Humanities as part of the Special Issue The Continuing Challenges of Percival Everett! Link here: www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/12...

Setting expectations high with my first post