Kate Prengel

Writer

[Kate Prengel @kprengel]

I've been fascinated by the Shakers for years -- their art, their collectivism, and their beliefs. I was thrilled to write about them for @thedispatch : Shaker Art in the Era of Manifestations - The Dispatch

[Asymptote Journal @asymptotejrnl]

"Love, happiness, abundance, solace,
and even the void, if I try to possess you again."

Easily misconstrued as works of romantic love, these stunning lines by #Hungarian poet Csenger Kertai come into sharp focus when you realize they're addressed to God: https://t.co/0dCliFmGyC

[Kate Prengel @kprengel]

Most intrigued by Yaa Gyasi's Transcendent Kingdom, but I'd be interested in reading them all.

[Women's Prize @WomensPrize]

Have your discovered the 2021 #WomensPrize shortlist yet?

As a bank holiday treat, we’re giving away a set of all six spectacular shortlisted novels 🙌

To #win, simply follow us, retweet and tell us which book you’re most looking forward to reading!

[WordsWithoutBorders @wwborders]

Alongside a wave of hit novels about lives lived “extremely online,” comes Maël Renouard’s study of memory and the mind in the age of the internet, tr. from French by Peter Behrman de Sinéty, out from @NYRB_Imprints.
Read a review by Kate Prengel. https://t.co/ltZgrp3AYk

[Kate Prengel @kprengel]

This story held me spellbound — I still can’t decide whether the end was tragic or liberating. “Surprise!” she said or tried to say. All he heard were the rustle of leaves...” @kanstellation @jolantru

[Kate Prengel @kprengel]

Gorgeous love story, with so much to say about human need, weakness, and the impact of technology! "I seek the haze and feel disappointed, almost hurt, when I don’t find it." @kanstellation @MauraYzmore

[Kate Prengel @kprengel]

"Leisure World" is such an amazing take on writing and automation. "He...began his walk home, readjusting the table under his arm...its weight awkward and unnecessary in a world where he was no longer required to lift a finger." @themoko @kanstellation https://t.co/3jnXLGgFnV

[Kate Prengel @kprengel]

It continues...
"Weightless/injured/your quiet
Is unsure if it can bear gravity Again but it begins to pull / this short reprieve
Ends..." @kanstellation

[Kate Prengel @kprengel]

Like all the best poetry, STS-27 left me shaken and full of wonder.

"What does it mean to become a meteor? That fire stands-in for our desire to return home? A meteor is a question like furious or alive it wants to understand screaming." @kanstellation

[Kate Prengel @kprengel]

@Airbnb someone stole my banking info & booked thousands of dollars worth of @Airbnb accommodations. Your customer service hasn't done anything about it. Help!

[saff zainal @saff_z]

Gatal mata

[Kate Prengel @kprengel]

#Cuba making dark - and vague - allegations about the US envoy to the #UNGA: what were his "interesting projects" while in the peace corps?

[Kate Prengel @kprengel]

Much back-slapping in the #UNGA after yet another landslide victory for the resolution against #Cuba embargo. Congratulatory speeches.

[Kate Prengel @kprengel]

US tells the #UN general assembly that improved relations with Cuba are possible, IF the country "opens up" and Alan Gross is released.

[Kate Prengel @kprengel]

St Vincent, speaking strongly against the #Cuba embargo, calls the pro-embargo talk "hackneyed sloganeering." #UN

[Kate Prengel @kprengel]

Oddly, #Venezuela opens speech to #UNGA by offering condolences to Saudi Arabia on passing of the crown prince. And now on to the Cuba 5...

[Kate Prengel @kprengel]

#UN is debating the legality of the US embargo on #Cuba. Bolivia, referencing JFK, says the phrase of the day should be "I am a Cuban."

[Kate Prengel @kprengel]

#Morocco's FM: Morocco won the #UNSC seat because they stand for "stability" and social progress. http://t.co/yamqliYw

[Kate Prengel @kprengel]

#Pakistan, elected to a Security Council seat, vows to work on "matters affecting the underdog." #UN http://t.co/qzcLI8Lm