Dax Jansen

I may never get published but it’s fun to have a pseudonym. SE Asian-ish demi bi/pan. Loves food, books, plants, and geeky shit. she/他/any 🏳️‍🌈

[Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths @yilinwriter]

Today is the day! The Lantern and the Night Moths, my debut book of translated modern Chinese poetry and essays on translation, is out from @invisibooks. I'm so excited to be able to share this book with all of you. (1/? thread)
https://t.co/66RrNSXtrz

[Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths @yilinwriter]

@invisibooks Hey folks, my local launch for The Lantern & the Night Moths will be at @VPL on April 3rd, from 6:30-8pm. I'll be joined by guests @neil_aitken and @LeaTaranto, and @cat_writes_604 will moderate. Two Chinese musicians will also play a duet! Register here:
https://t.co/nVgfzv0MXD

[Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths @yilinwriter]

I'm very excited to reveal the full cover spread for The Lantern & the Night Moths. There are some incredible blurbs on the back cover. The book is forthcoming on April 2 with @invisibooks. Please consider pre-ordering if you haven't already. Thanks! https://t.co/Z0Z3S2Dv5F (1/?)

[Anton Hur @AntonHur]

As a translator, I thank everyone who helped Yilin with her fight for rightful recognition of her work 💜 including #BTSARMY who are mentioned so prominently in this CNN article! What an incredible fandom! Special thanks to @kook00san for the idea and organizing 💜

[Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths @yilinwriter]

Hey everyone, I am glad to share that I have reached a settlement with the British Museum! Thank you so, so much for your support throughout this.

Here's my update on the matter:
https://t.co/iE2yTmkMfP

[Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths @yilinwriter]

Hold the British Museum accountable for copyright and moral rights infringement and the erasure of feminist poet Qiu Jin! Let's do this together - please spread the word far and wide! #NameTheTranslator #QiuJin

https://t.co/5BrtFdjDmD

[Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths @yilinwriter]

I really appreciate CBC Radio in Vancouver interviewing me more about what's going on with the British Museum, and just as importantly, some common themes in Qiu Jin's poetry and what her work means to me. Please give this a listen~ @invisibooks

https://t.co/ea1PxC3Kb0

[Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths @yilinwriter]

Please give this a listen and help spread the word. Thank you so much @tungohan for having me on Academic Aunties (what a lovely name) 🔥🔥🔥

[Dax Jansen @DaxJansen]

SO excited about this:

[Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths @yilinwriter]

@deborah_c My publisher @invisibooks has created a pre-order page for THE LANTERN AND THE NIGHT MOTHS, an anthology of Chinese poetry I edited/translated (that includes Qiu Jin's work), accompanied by my essays on translation. Please consider pre-ordering!
https://t.co/lMaSEoELma

[Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths @yilinwriter]

This mess has taken a lot of energy/time in the last few days. If you want to buy me a virtual tea (or help toward the $100+ I paid recently to join the Society of Authors for legal advice), you can do so here.

https://t.co/5gKiKKn0op

[Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths @yilinwriter]

Um, hey @britishmuseum, it's come to my attention that your exhibit "China's hidden century" uses my translations of Qiu Jin's poetry, but you never contacted me for permission. Please note this is a copyright infringement! How are you going to fix this?? #NameTheTranslator

[Strange Horizons @strangehorizons]

We’ll do our usual issue tour on Friday, but the Wuxia and Xianxia special issue is live! Happy reading 🪐

https://t.co/HzaFwhP4uR

[Dax Jansen @DaxJansen]

@GixiNinja @yilinwriter 😆

[Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths @yilinwriter]

It's my delight to share a new translation of a poem by Xiao Xi -- "the infinite possibilities of trees"

https://t.co/sVFXBM3Ssz

[Dax Jansen @DaxJansen]

Reached the part of is-it-the-long-weekend-yet where I’m struggling to type my own name correctly. And if anything/one else interrupts me, I might break something.

[Dax Jansen @DaxJansen]

My cousin shared this and after my initial 😍 reaction, I thought of @chowleen

[Dax Jansen @DaxJansen]

Happy birthday, @itsamia!

[Felipe Pepe @felipepepe]

Of all the research I did, the history of Chinese RPGs is my favorite. It blew my mind how over 200 PC RPGs were created in the 90s and early 2000s, an output rivalled only by Japan and the US!

And yet, we never talk about these games... So let me give a very brief overview🧵

[Tordotcom Publishing @TorDotComPub]

While waiting for this wintry cold to melt away, check out The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories - now available in paperback! 💐