William Pagdatoon

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[William Pagdatoon @wpagdatoon]

What an honor to have work published in this week’s Commuter. Thank you @ElectricLit!

[Electric Literature @ElectricLit]

In this week’s Commuter, read two poems of forgetting and remembering in museums by William Albert Pagdatoon (@wpagdatoon).
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[William Pagdatoon @wpagdatoon]

It's been an honor and privilege working with such an amazing group of editors @armstronglit ! We all hope that you all enjoy our latest issue!

[The Queens Review @thequeensreview]

Today is the day!! Our Spring 2023 Issue is now live. A big thank you to all the contributors! Click on the link to read through: https://t.co/xmxzMS9rKb

[The Queens Review @thequeensreview]

Reminder that our deadline for submissions for our Spring 2023 issue is December 15! Full guidelines on submission can be found here: https://t.co/O6ZjbbCEsO

[Lit Magster @pwlitmagster]

New Listings: @armstronglit is the journal founded by the students and faculty of the Queens College MFA in Creative Writing and Literary Translation program and it is seeking #poetry #fiction #nonfiction and #translation submissions until December 15. https://t.co/jlU7z7cawo

[William Pagdatoon @wpagdatoon]

As the current co-managing editor, please consider submitting work to Queens College's literary journal Armstrong Literary!

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[The Queens Review @thequeensreview]

We are open for submissions for our Spring 2023 issue! Submissions due December 15, full guidelines can be found here: https://t.co/O6ZjbbCEsO

[William Pagdatoon @wpagdatoon]

Extremely honored to have a poem published alongside with so many amazing poets! Thank you @haranapoetry!

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[harana poetry @haranapoetry]

... & issue 9 is LIVE! ☄️☃️🎄🌟 With new poems by @storyvilled @roulamariadib @ChristiJasutan @LenaOzge Suha Kudsieh @hesketherica @diokollias @wpagdatoon @ali_mn_aljamri @changmingyuan @dimaisipnasagot Harriet Jae @AliSeegar @AnnaSlater & Sunra Rainz 9⃣✨ https://t.co/bCvM0UYSbB

[William Pagdatoon @wpagdatoon]

@endie_sue Yes I totally agree! I viewed the whole film as a subversion of traditional tropes of teen rom-com/dramedy films. I believe the film also mixes these genres together to make a quite nuanced coming-of-age story. Really well done I think. #781hong

[William Pagdatoon @wpagdatoon]

Favorite text this semester...ugh, too hard to choose! It’s a tie between Ozeki’s novel, and the essays by Alexander Chee, Cathy Park Hong, and Sejal Shah. (Loved the essays so much that I went out and bought Chee and Hong’s books and will be getting Shah’s over break!) #781hong

[William Pagdatoon @wpagdatoon]

Love all of the characters—Ellie, Paul, Ellie’s father, the teacher, Aster...they all seemed so “real!” And the ending was great because it’s open—we don’t get a definitive ending like in a standard teen film but one that’s actually quite bittersweet but optimistic.(2/2) #781hong

[William Pagdatoon @wpagdatoon]

I really didn’t expect that I would love “The Half of It” so much! Personally, I think it does so much in terms of genre—not only is it a coming-of-age story, but it’s a subversion on the teen rom-com/dramedy. Honestly, it was a refreshing, original movie to watch. (1/2) #781hong

[William Pagdatoon @wpagdatoon]

If I could eat only one cuisine for the rest of my life, it would be either Japanese or Vietnamese! There's something about their food that's really delicious and I wouldn't mind eating every day. #781hong

[William Pagdatoon @wpagdatoon]

There has always been something so empowering about Kiran, even from the start of the novel! He is totally unafraid of being himself (and becoming a god in a way), even though the circumstances around him try to prevent him to become his own individual. #781hong

[William Pagdatoon @wpagdatoon]

all. Pretty livid about the speech from Kiran's father. And those ending lines from the chapter: "We will never be more than to containers, full of the same blood but different in size, shape, owners. His belongs to the mind, and mine belongs to the heart (225)." (2/2) #781hong

[William Pagdatoon @wpagdatoon]

I wasn't expecting a lot of the events that transpired in the second half of Blue Boy! I think it's in this latter half that Kiran starts to get a true sense of his identity. The dream sequence was fantastic and definitely did not predict the events at the park at (1/2) #781hong

[William Pagdatoon @wpagdatoon]

One thing I will do to take care of my mental health is to (try to) disconnect from technology for an hour or two a day! #781hong

[William Pagdatoon @wpagdatoon]

@_ngabriel_ I thought the artwork was fantastic. It's like as if you opened up a wonderful sketchbook and reading the striking story behind it. #781hong

[William Pagdatoon @wpagdatoon]

in a world where he is othered twice: as both queer and Indian-American. Since the physical world discriminates against him, he relies on the divine world which provides him with another vehicle to help him discover his truth. (3/3) #781hong

[William Pagdatoon @wpagdatoon]

Satyal's Blue Boy is a such a compelling coming-of-age story! What interests me are the themes of art, facade, and the divine. Just like so many of the other characters we've read throughout the semester, Kiran expresses himself creatively--through song, dance, and (1/3) #781hong

[William Pagdatoon @wpagdatoon]

drawing--in order to aid in the development of both his identity and sexuality. His desires to express himself through these mediums, I believe, mimics a part of art theory in which art as a way to truth or knowledge, which in this case, is Kiran learning who he is (2/3) #781hong

[William Pagdatoon @wpagdatoon]

If I had to be on a reality show, it would probably have to be on a cooking show like Hell’s Kitchen or Chopped! I like to cook (though not well...but I like to imagine so) and it would seem like fun! #781Hong