just got back from my week-long diy writing residency and found this in my mailbox. still can't believe my first US pub is now out in @agnimagazine 95. the essay is a tribute to my aunt and her sari-sari store in Manila.
my speculative climate essay was included in @GrubWriters' Our Planet Our Stories anthology ππ½ You can read the full collection here: https://t.co/zkbgmDJRKs
essays for my collection-in-progress (or whatever it is iβm writing) are in various stages of polish. took stock of them today and realized i just hit ~50,000 wordsπ₯Ή
My contribution and response to the #h1bvisa discourse is of course a lyric essay. If any lit mag out there is looking for something personal and timely, pls hmu! ππ½ #H1B
Pls read GrubStreet's anthology, Our Planet, Our Stories, where my speculative essay "Ten Years After Typhoon Haiyan, I Forgot to Tweet About the Disaster" is included. Thanks ππ½
https://t.co/WY8AypP5W9
sat on the same row a few seats away from Robert Pinsky and Elisa Gabbert at AGNI 100 launch. Also had a chat with her during the reception abt her writing process. No pics but it did happen!
I was very torn between two book launches tonight: Best American Essays 2024 vs another author's. No regrets going to this one ππ½ @booksmithtweets
"Perhaps every generation needs to redefine what their breakthroughs are. Who belongs and who gets to decide?"
Who Decides What Asian American Literature Is? By @CherryLouSy https://t.co/EdGYWUxDfg via @lithub
BREAKING NEWS
The 2024 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang βfor her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.β