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@mandianne.bsky.social
MFA student, poet, tarot reader, mostly introverted, book lover
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“The book is detailed, strange, yet fun and light. The stories don’t look at death with only grief, but allow darkness to lurk and breathe.” @mandianne.bsky.social reviews SOMEBODY IS WALKING ON YOUR GRAVE by Maria Enriquez.
Dolly. Truly beautiful, inside and out, through and through 💘 imaginationlibrary.com
Sometimes, I just need to read the breakdown written by an Australian ifloz.substack.com/p/king-carne...
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NBCC member Allison Adelle Hedge Coke interviewed U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze for World Literature Today:
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This week in literary history: that time Tolkien stopped W. H. Auden from writing a book about him.
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Hey everyone. Potentially the biggest story in the country, right here. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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“If you’ve learned to want something enough, liking it becomes almost irrelevant.” Tom Bellamy explains the science behind desire and yearning.
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Aron Solomon exposes the secret to deposing a mad king (courtesy of fiction and the 25th Amendment).
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A new study has shown that miscarriage or induced abortion is NOT a potential risk factor for breast cancer, contrary to continued anti-choice propaganda. Even several abortions or miscarriages does not increase risk. The study used high-quality Finnish registry data.
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Loved The Testament of Ann Lee? Read these books.
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Here is an interview I did with Radha Marcum, author of "Pine Soot Tendon Bone" (Washington Prize 2023). "I do think that imagery comes first. When I start to think about a concept, it's always the images that come first." poettopoet.substack.com/p/in-dialog-...
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I don't use it myself but please find a better alternative. Nobody who cares about humanity, the planet, democracy needs this. Imagine, wholesale dumping of chatgpt won't make our lives any worse.
ChatGPT is Trump’s biggest donor and is used by ICE. If you don’t like Trump or ICE, you should quit ChatGPT.
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East Window (Boulder, CO, USA) Writers on Resistance Hillary Leftwich, Rajiv Mohabir, and Crisosto Apache Thursday, 1-29-2026, 7-9 PM. An evening of writers speaking to the moment we live in. Reading pieces that reflect approaches to resistance, care, and truth-telling. youtu.be/ZodO3HbFuZ0?...
Excited to see this review. Can't wait to sit down and take the time to enjoy reading this book (which will happen as soon as I've finished my thesis ;-) I love the way that some books come out at exactly when we need them. @fantomas2go.bsky.social #booksky
@fantomas2go.bsky.social explores Bob Dylan’s reckoning with America’s history and present through his COVID-era album.
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‘Suetonius is notorious for the salacious details he shared of the depraved sex lives and sadistic murder sprees of the early Roman emperors, but there’s more to the book than the X-rated material.’ @moonjets.bsky.social on Suetonius’ 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘴: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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I can only imagine how difficult it was to write this story. Thank you @kristenradtke.bsky.social for sharing this. Let's keep sharing it because it's an important read. @theverge.com
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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Republicans refuse to move forward without further restrictions on abortion coverage – Democrats say that’s a non-starter
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“America, are you listening? When freedom is in danger, when you are asked, in one faked way or another, a shabby admonition, to leave your own humanity which includes the humanity of all, the alarm is extra-ordinary, America. Don’t you think so?” U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, 2017:
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"Obradović has a natural storytelling ability and poetry that’s as accessible as it is thoughtful." ~Mandianne Berg Check out this new review of "Called By Distances" in Southern Review of Books!
Enjoyed reviewing this poetry collection for @southrevbooks.bsky.social Worth a read, especially if you enjoy poetry that's candid, open, and crafted well. #booksky #writingcommunity #poetry southernreviewofbooks.com/2026/01/22/c...
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Enjoyed reviewing this poetry collection for @southrevbooks.bsky.social Worth a read, especially if you enjoy poetry that's candid, open, and crafted well. #booksky #writingcommunity #poetry southernreviewofbooks.com/2026/01/22/c...
"Writing fiction is a lot of things. For me it’s partly music in my head. A pitch develops, a rhythm and timbre, a melody and harmony, a tempo and pulse."
“You can be a lot of things and still be you, but there are a lot of things you can’t be without losing yourself. And it matters, in writing, not to lose yourself.” On weighing the question of maintaining an authorial brand.
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Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. She was also a prize-winning poet.
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If your resolution this year is to support more independent bookstores, hi!👋🏽 We’re Bookshop.org, an ethical alternative to Amazon for buying books online where every purchase supports indie bookstores all over the U.S. 😌📚 (And our CEO has never gone to space, just saying)
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The story behind The Pogues' beloved 'Fairytale of New York' www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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New South Wales Premier Chris Minns on Sunday praised the man's actions, calling it "the most unbelievable scene." n.pr/4qcMCZ1
Not usually a big poster here ... But I'm assuming Bluesky will be included in this? #bluesky www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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One of the best things about living in the Mile High is easy access to both the mountains and smaller towns along the Front Range. In two of those towns, what’s awaiting is a memorable dining experience that’s more than worth a few extra miles. www.westword.com/food-drink...