Studio visits, shell door details, spiral staircases, sunsets. Spring feels like it’s finally in the air.

I wrote a little short story about Venice for the wonderful team over at Laguna B Magazine and feel absurdly privileged to have had my words illustrated by the genius that is Simone Carraro. Read, read, read.

lagunab.com/magazine/the...

It's not a demolition site it's a mass grave. It's not a demolition site it's a crime scene. It's not a demolition site its a homeland. It's not a demolition site it's Palestine. It's not a demolition site it's a genocide.

This surprises absolutely no one who lives in mainland Europe. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The real question is where can I read Annie’s thesis on women and love in surrealism? 👀 www.theparisreview.org/blog/2024/12...

Still thinking about one of my first reads of 2024 thanks to Fitzcarraldo Editions.

Remember when there was a debate over whether hospitals were being bombed? 100 days later, NONE of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are fully functional, according to the World Health Organization.

I can't wait for more people to read + recognise the brilliance of Lalla Romano thanks to @brianrobmoore.bsky.social + @womenintranslation.bsky.social "A Silence Shared" is just the start...

lareviewofbooks.org/article/we-i...

So happy to hear that Lalla Romano translated by
@brianrobmoore.bsky.social has been shortlisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation @womenintranslation.bsky.social! I was lucky enough to review it for the LA Review of Books + I've still not recovered.
lareviewofbooks.org/article/we-i...

“I loved those poems that seemed so small on the page but that swelled in the mind.” RIP Louise Glück. When she won the Nobel Prize back in 2020 I was lucky enough to write about her poetry for @theindependent.bsky.social. Her words will live on.

www.independent.co.uk/voices/louis...

Excited to fly in this new blue sky.