JL

Writer || Lover of Drywall

[HAD @havehadhavehad]

we've trained you all to be total maniacs

[Vanessa Kisuule @Vanessa_Kisuule]

Young writers, find each other & make your own spaces. I know that's hard w no money, but some of the most dynamic, exciting and politically charged art forms emerged with the backdrop of economic downturns and cultural suppression. Don't wait for s/o else to do it. It's on you.

[Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz]

The ten dumbest things we're being asked to believe about Gaza:

1. That Israel had no idea what Hamas was up to prior to October 7, but ever since October 7 has known about every hospital, mosque, school, refugee camp and water tower that Hamas is hiding in.

2. That the blame for all of the deaths caused by Israeli weapons launched by Israel rests solely on Hamas.

3. That Hamas is using “human shields” — meaning Hamas bases are hidden amidst civilian populations — yet Israel is managing to kill thousands of civilians without doing any meaningful damage to Hamas.

4. That it would be perfectly fine to murder children by the thousands even if they were being used as “human shields” — as though resolving a hostage situation by mowing down thousands of child hostages would be regarded as reasonable and acceptable by the public if it happened in our own country.

5. That is is only by pure coincidence that Israel bombing “Hamas targets” in civilian infrastructure and residential buildings just so happens to look exactly the same as what you’d expect to see if Israel was simply bombing civilian infrastructure and residential buildings and lying about its reasons for doing so.

6. That satellite images of entire neighborhoods reduced to rubble in Gaza have been caused by “precision strikes” directed solely at Hamas and have been carried out with the greatest of care for human life, despite Israeli officials openly saying that “the emphasis is on damage and not on accuracy” in this assault and that “Gaza will eventually turn into a city of tents; there will be no buildings.”

7. That this bombing campaign has anything to do with freeing Israeli hostages — as though the bombing campaign itself has not killed dozens of hostages, and as though anyone believes Israel would stop bombing Gaza after the hostages are returned.

8. That the only reason anyone could possibly oppose the detonation of thousands of bombs on an open air prison full of children would be if they had very strong and hateful opinions toward the members of the religion of Judaism.

9. That Hamas attacked Israel entirely out of the blue and completely unprovoked, solely because they are evil and hate Jews.

10. That Washington is powerless to stop this genocide that it is directly funding and supplying.

[Harvard Undergraduate PSC @HarvxrdPSC]

Our response to the accusations of harassment at the HBS die-in. Stop lying to silence pro-Palestinian voices. (1/3)

[rupi kaur @rupikaur_]

I received an invite from the Biden administration for a Diwali event being held by the VP on nov 8. I decline any invitation from an institution that supports the collective punishment of a trapped civilian population—50% of whom are children.

[JL @cyoxyx]

@bolaholabola babe what

[sinθ magazine 🌱 issue 33 out now! @sinethetamag]

Submission are now OPEN for sinθ #29 "SOUR 酸" until OCTOBER 14, 11:49 PST 💘

Dig into flavor and feeling, bring us work that tingles the senses and burns holes in its wake.

Submission guidelines: https://t.co/ju7vnw0WaI
Full list of prompts: https://t.co/m9Va4S4aKs

[JL @cyoxyx]

@bolaholabola PLEASE I GET SO MANY OF THESE

[april 家婷 🌷 @aprilgoldflwrs]

if I never strained a good poem from my tears, then did it mean anything? if I gamed a system for all it was worth, is it fair to feel cheated? if I never made another friend, would they all leave me in the end?

[Young Poets Workshops @YngPoetWorkshop]

what is everyone's hopes for the teen writing world? what do you hope to see more of in our spaces? bc in light of recent events (sigh), we were thinking a lot about the pressures placed on young writers, and what teen lit organizations can do to be accountable to the community

[JL @cyoxyx]

@jessiicable Hiii :D

[Gaia Rajan @gaiarajan]

new poem in @FrontierPoetry! here's "Essay on Class":

[Gabrielle Bates @GabrielleBates]

I, um, have an announcement, and the announcement is that MY VERY FIRST BOOK IS HAPPENING!!!!!!!

Judas Goat 🔪 @Tin_House 🔪 2023

[JL @cyoxyx]

I don’t think we think about enough just how many talented artists were lost from that… from queer to queer, thank you for your work ❤️

[Richard Siken @richardsiken]

A lot of people are surprised that I'm answering questions. They wonder why.

I came out a few months before AIDS hit hard. The generation above me was decimated. The potential role models and guides I might have had were wiped out. We're still recovering from that.

[mj gomez | LOVE LETTERS OUT NOW! @bluejayverses]

i think i'm done with demure and pretty poems for now... i want to write wildly and boldly again

[JL @cyoxyx]

oh yeah this happened hiiii~~~~~

[Young Poets Workshops @YngPoetWorkshop]

ANNOUNCEMENT: Anna Liu is YPW's Graphic Design Intern :D we're so delighted to welcome @cyoxyx to the YPW team !!!

[jonah wu | 夷陵老祖 🌙 @rabblerouses]

transmascs who transitioned in adulthood — do you ever feel sometimes that you are a teenage failboy trapped in adult world and you try your best to act/look/seem like an adult but you just make yourself feel like more of a bumbling child? 🥲

[JL @cyoxyx]

@saturnhas9rings LIT SWAT IS THE SQUAD (forgive me lord i have forgotten i have sinned--)

[JL @cyoxyx]

i need a squad 4 this type of stuff

[kaylee @kayleeyjeong]

Poet gc

[JL @cyoxyx]

@bluejayverses Hey~🤭