Tracy Lee

IVCC English and creative writing prof. she/her

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

The skeletons of 254 warriors from the fearsome Sacred Band of Thebes were discovered in a mass grave in Chaeronea. A number were buried with arms linked; if you look closely, you can see that some were holding hands. https://t.co/LcofNAFpsH

[VANITY FAIR @VanityFair]

As more Americans get vaccinated executives—especially in tech—are facing a million-dollar campus conundrum. https://t.co/mEXYtYLCQG

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Delia Fiallo, screenwriter known as “the mother of the telenovela,” dies at 96 https://t.co/PAseO7LRyO

[Illinois Valley Community College @IVCCEagles]

Check out @IVCCEagles job posting for PT Professional Tutor, Writing Center, 2 openings. Apply by 7-12-21. https://t.co/Dsrnw6p9AO

[Tracy Lee @tlee329a]

The batch of comp. II papers I’m grading is making me so happy that I feel compelled to tweet again after fooooreeeever. Thank you #ivcc students!!

[CNN International @cnni]

The Japanese government is determined that the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead, organizers said Friday, following an unconfirmed report that cancellation of the Games might be imminent. https://t.co/hpr3SX8PHd

[Poetry Foundation @PoetryFound]

"Plato wanted to banish poets from his Republic because they can make lies seem like truth. Shelley thought poets were 'the unacknowledged legislators of the world,' and Auden insisted that 'poetry makes nothing happen.'" [1/2]

[Poetry Foundation @PoetryFound]

Practices
silence, the way of wind
bursting
its early lull.

–Read all of "As a Possible Lover" by Amiri Baraka, born #onthisday https://t.co/WfCUg4Ta5U

[📷 by Carl Van Vechten]

[CNN @CNN]

“They shot my son seven times, seven times. Like he didn’t matter, but my son matters,” Jacob Blake’s father says. The family's attorney confirmed that Blake is paralyzed from the waist down after being shot by Kenosha police. https://t.co/f06Xo4ICMq

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Teachers’ unions threaten strikes, colleges rethink reopening plans on the fly and school districts scramble to control coronavirus outbreaks. Here’s the latest on the complicated realities of going back to school. https://t.co/RSwkTjdliQ

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

"For when 'hospice' is spoken, the fact is at last acknowledged: There is no hope." Flash fiction by @JoyceCarolOates. https://t.co/8CLdVjJLz1

[Slate @Slate]

We're hiring! Slate is looking for a narrative podcast producer to join our talented team. You'll get to work on our lineup of amazing podcasts—including the award-winning Slow Burn.

Apply now: https://t.co/TbemXUiLEQ

[Writer's Digest @WritersDigest]

Here's editor Robert Lee Brewer's list of the 10 best movies with writers and about writing. Grab a bag of popcorn and get ready for some writing-related binge watching. https://t.co/nGi9VgIDRg

[The Poetry Society @PoetrySociety]

'The puzzle room' by Jaquie Shanahan, a winner of the Members' Poems competition in the Summer 2020 issue of Poetry News. The competition, on the theme of 'Winning', was judged by Rishi Dastidar. @BetaRish https://t.co/iF1n6YYgKC

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

A new book about Phillis Wheatley, America’s first Black poet, operates both as a restoration of Phillis’s humanity and a rebuttal of her first biographer’s work. https://t.co/q1YJTQv6Yc

[CNN @CNN]

Drone footage shows surfers being paid an unexpected visit from two southern right whales at a popular beach in Australia https://t.co/rMpLIQo0uC

[Tracy Lee @tlee329a]

https://t.co/7Y1bHn2q8H

[Bluecheck Comms Department @annakayerogers]

is the gameplan just gonna be alternating blm/lgbtqia+ protests & riots everyday or do we wanna set up a schedule?

[Linda Tirado @KillerMartinis]

So there’s like eight of us that lost an eye during these protests and we’re starting to find and talk to each other and it is *hilarious*

Three of us are going camping to clear our heads a bit and just process together and god bless the internet that makes that possible

[Minh Ngo @minhtngo]

Watch this! Then watch it again!!

#BlackLivesMatter