"The sun should have set
when the bullet grazed by
like a stray bird
singing its morning song,
a sharp metallic note"
Read LΓͺ SΓ΄ng VΔn's "I Am Not Mad," translated by ΔαΊ·ng ThΖ‘ ThΖ‘.
diacritics.org/2026/02/i-am...
I'm pretty sure I know. They aren't. We're not going to really be able to make a lot of progress in dealing with the implications of this tech unless and until we get rid of all this "woo-woo" talk about LLMs. Anthropic pushing this line is PR, unserious.
Read a new poem by attic moon. diacritics.org/2026/01/poet...
We have a new online issue! Selected and edited by students at Temple University, under the guidance of @mikeingram.bsky.social
www.barrelhousemag.com/online-lit/t...
After 20 years, I've been laid off at The Washington Post.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Mackenzie Scott will not save the Washington Post. It's done. A billionaire murdered it and billionaires will not save us.
Support local and independent news, friends. Here are some starter packs.
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A wonderful graf in βAn Account of Marvels and of Beastsβ by Niu Sengru, a writer from 9th century China (Tang Dynasty). Translated & commentated by Maxwell Massa, 356pp
A nobleman attended by faerie children with fly whisk & scepter of rhinoceros horn
Out in May. asterismbooks.com/product/an-a...
VΕ© ΔΓ¬nh Giangβs βParallelsβ is not for the faint-hearted. diacritics.org/2026/01/book...
As we take our yearly December break, a reminder that weβre open to submissions! Visit diacritics.org/submit/ for more info.
A cropped screenshot from a Canadian government website with the prompt "What's your occupation?" The answer "Writer" has been provided, generating the red text error response "Please enter a valid occupation."
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
Click here to start shopping today: kansaspress.ku.edu.
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2 versions of Jay Wright's Transfigurations: Collected Poems (Penguin Press, 2025), the 1st edition & the galley version.
I admit to being a 1-person PR spox for #JayWright but I'm glad to see his *Transfigurations* (aka Collected Poems Pt 1) is finally out now in the UK. Though he's 1 of the greatest living poets in the English language/greatest living Black poets this didn't happen until he'd reached 91 years of age!
βYou donβt get rich with philosophy.β english.elpais.com/culture/2025...
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This year, Viet Film Fest featured eleven short film sets. diaCRITICS contributing writer Cathy Duong highlights a number of short films across these brilliantly curated sets. diacritics.org/2025/10/viet...
Sehee and Anton sitting in a television show set and laughing
Baek Sehee, the author of I WANT TO DIE BUT I WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI has passed away. She was 35.
The Korean organ donation authority reports that Sehee saved five lives through her donation of her heart, lungs, liver, and both kidneys.
you had me at "novel that takes place over a single day" www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...
itβs time for a strike πͺ§ www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/i...
I have paid subscriptions to the following independent journalism outlets, some also worker-owned:
@truthout.org
@democracynow.org
@inthesetimes.com
@hellgatenyc.com
@thecity.nyc
@documentedny.bsky.social
@newrepublic.com
@denikreferendum.cz
@denikalarm.bsky.social
but imagine if this was the Nobel committeeβs pick this year
nooooooo!!
@knguyen.bsky.social on @thedailyshow.com! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dsp...
Read a new poem by ThΓ‘i HΓ , with art by Lien Truong. diacritics.org/2025/09/poet...
one person has read "Miss MacIntosh, My Darling" in its entirety www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
So fascists wants to designate antifascists as terrorist.
