we live in hell; i wrote about eden, and olivia laing’s garden of letters, for The New Yorker newyorker.com/books/under-re…

Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish reciting his 'Poem of the Land'

If you love Emily Dickinson and her poetry as much as I do, this piece by Kamran Javadizadeh is a MUST-read! newyorker.com/books/under-re…

“For [Emily] Dickinson, writing letters offered a way of making a life out of this fantasy; this is why the genre so appealed to her.” Kamran Javadizadeh writes about what a trove of the poet’s letters to friends, family, and lovers show us. nyer.cm/iup92wC

Love Kamran Javadizadeh on the “glimpses of paradise” in Dickinson’s letters: “Letters untether words from bodies; they loosen and redraw the bonds of time and space, and for that matter of sexuality, marriage, and blood relation.” newyorker.com/books/under-re…

No is not an acceptable answer. Please reconsider. We’re being extremely reasonable. I’m waiting for the call from the Vice President’s team. I can’t go anywhere until the Vice President agrees to having a Palestinian American speak from the stage. I’m waiting for the call.

Eliot Now, our collection examining the poetry, reputation, and influence of T. S. Eliot on literary studies is out today! I'm particularly proud of 4 things. 1/5 International T. S. Eliot Society MSA (Modernism) Bloomsbury Books UK

Icymi yesterday, here I am on Dickinson, letters, long distance love, wrinkles in time, etc, etc…

This was unacceptable to them

This is the speech that Rep. Ruwa Romman and the Uncommitted National Movement 🌺 wants to give at the DNC. (Source: motherjones.com/politics/2024/…)

I know for a fact that the Democratic Party did not act in good faith and continue to lie about the negotiations. They are exposing themselves.

“A Letter always feels to me like immortality because it is the mind alone without corporeal friend.”

“For [Emily] Dickinson, writing letters offered a way of making a life out of this fantasy; this is why the genre so appealed to her.” Kamran Javadizadeh writes about what a trove of the poet’s letters to friends, family, and lovers show us. nyer.cm/9lgIPQK

…and we are back to school! One thing I’m super excited about this semester is a series hosted by Wesleyan University English Department. Inspired by Kamran Javadizadeh ‘s podcast Close Readings, we are going to gather for close, slow, collaborative conversation about poems!

I am so honored to get to kick off this amazing series at Wesleyan this fall!

“For [Emily] Dickinson, writing letters offered a way of making a life out of this fantasy; this is why the genre so appealed to her.” Kamran Javadizadeh writes about what a trove of the poet’s letters to friends, family, and lovers show us. nyer.cm/QpXEpj4

Labor Day a good occasion to revisit this episode of the podcast with Kristin Grogan on Lorine Niedecker and “Poet’s Work.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clo…

Join W4G for our first poetry reading featuring a small fraction of the many U.S.-based poets in solidarity with the people of GZ: Fady Joudah Solmaz Sharif, Wendy Trevino wendy trevino Juliana Spahr and Joshua Clover 🔥🔥 workshops4gaza.com/calendar/a-poe…

I love this etymology

A new volume of letters reveals insight into Emily Dickinson's personal life and creative process. Villanova English Associate Professor Kamran Javadizadeh illuminates Dickenson’s complex relationships and literary imagination in this @Newyorker article: newyorker.com/books/under-re…