Dear reader, Over the past several years, I have been obsessed with the idea of "having time to write." What this has meant: shut door, total silence, and words on the page. They were morning pages, writing down the bones, three hundred words a day, and words measured
Read moreThis tutorial is meant for advanced writers with extensive workshop experience who are looking for direct feedback on a portion of their poetry manuscript in an intimate cohort.
Read moreThis seminar, delivered primarily as an interactive lecture, offers techniques students will be able to use to unveil the order and shape a poetry collection wants to take.
Read moreMaybe the point is to do less, more.
Read moreRecent events have reminded me of the first anti-trans, alt-right blowup on newsletter platforms in 2021. If you are a writer on a newsletter platform that doesn't align with your values, you can leave, and I hope you will. If you have questions on how or why, I&
Read moreThe summer was immense.
Read moreIt's not how you begin, but how you continue.
Read moreIt's about coming home to your art.
Read moreHow did you decide to return to software engineering and how has that shaped your days and wellbeing? I feel like I have unfortunately over-invested in the idea of ‘being a writer’ as ‘your primary day job is adjacent to writing.’
Read moreDear reader, This may be the first time you’re hearing from me—or maybe you’ve been following my work for a while. Either way, I’m Yanyi. I’m a poet, critic, and a lifelong lover of literature (and alliteration, clearly). At some point in time, you subscribed
Read moreOn July 31, 2022, The Reading will go on a long hiatus.
Read moreIs it really terrible to be wrong?
Read moreWhat to do with the knowing we have—what we want from what we know.
Read moreThis book is a ghost of memoirs past.
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