Mandianne
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MFA student, poet, tarot reader, mostly introverted, book lover
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Merriam-Webster
27 days ago
ides | noun | the 15th day of March, May, July, or October or the 13th day of any other month in the ancient Roman calendar
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National Book Critics Circle
about 1 month ago
NBCC member Allison Adelle Hedge Coke interviewed U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze for World Literature Today:
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Building Bridges—and Community—through Translation: An Introduction to Transient Worlds: On Translating Poetry, by Arthur Sze
On December 11, 2025, Arthur Sze delivered his inaugural reading as the twenty-fifth Poet Laureate of the United States. The following is an excerpt from Sze’s latest book, Transient Worlds: On Translating...
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Lit Hub
about 1 month ago
This week in literary history: that time Tolkien stopped W. H. Auden from writing a book about him.
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How J.R.R. Tolkien Blocked W.H. Auden From Writing a Book About Him
Like many of us, W. H. Auden was a huge Tolkien fan in his day. In 1954, the celebrated poet raved about The Fellowship of the Ring in The New York Times, writing “No fiction I have read in t…
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Andrea Joy Campbell
about 2 months ago
Let's try this again 👋 Hi Bluesky - I'm Massachusetts' Attorney General. You might know me from suing President Trump nearly 50 times, beating Uber and Lyft in court, or being the first woman of color elected to statewide office in MA. I officially left X today - help me find my MA people?
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Roger Sollenberger
about 2 months ago
Hey everyone. Potentially the biggest story in the country, right here.
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Lit Hub
about 2 months ago
“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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What Science Reveals About the Many Facets of Desire
Falling into the limerent habit Desire is a curious thing. Some desires are easily satisfied—they pass quickly after they are successfully gratified, and rarely intrude into our consciousness. A la…
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Lit Hub
about 2 months ago
Aron Solomon exposes the secret to deposing a mad king (courtesy of fiction and the 25th Amendment).
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When Presidents Slowly Fall: What Fiction Gets Right About the 25th Amendment
American political fiction has always been fascinated by loud endings. Assassinations. Coups. Riots in the streets. Helicopters lifting off from rooftops. The drama of collapse tends to arrive with…
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Global Abortion Rights News
about 2 months ago
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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Prior abortion or miscarriage not linked to increased risk of pre- or postmenopausal breast cancer
A prior abortion or miscarriage was not linked with an increased risk of developing pre- or postmenopausal breast cancer in a study published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260211/Prior-abortion-or-miscarriage-not-linked-to-increased-risk-of-pre-or-postmenopausal-breast-cancer.aspx
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Lit Hub
2 months ago
Loved The Testament of Ann Lee? Read these books.
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What to read next if The Testament of Ann Lee was your favorite movie of 2025.
I’m speaking to you, freaky ecclesiastical femmes. If you left Mona Fastvold’s strange epic singing hymns at the top of your lungs, and spent last week shaking with anger at the Academy…
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Crisosto Apache
2 months ago
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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In Dialog with Ghosts
Poet Crisosto Apache discusses how their poetry collection Ghostword emerged in conversation with the works of Japanese writer Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
https://poettopoet.substack.com/p/in-dialog-with-ghosts?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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David Atkinson
2 months ago
Ada Limón reflects on growing up with divorced parents and reframes the difficulties and challenges with gratitude for a twice lived experience I think this also speaks of her dual nationality, rather than being one/other/neither, there is something to treasure in being both
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Chris Hayes
2 months ago
I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
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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.
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Governor Jared Polis
2 months ago
Proud to welcome Crisosto Apache as Colorado’s 11th Poet Laureate — a powerful voice exploring identity, memory, and the power of words, with work featured in GENESIS, Ghostword, POETRY Magazine, and Denver Quarterly.
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Crisosto Apache
2 months ago
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.
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Writers on Resistance and Open Mic
YouTube video by Crisosto Apache
https://youtu.be/ZodO3HbFuZ0?si=f-jFX_PE9SvqccFF
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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.
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#booksky
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Crisosto Apache
2 months ago
Linktree in my bio. The secret is out now. I am excited to be named Colorado's 11th Poet Laureate for 2026 - 2027 by Governor Jared Polis @govofco. I join the ranks of the great poets who preceded me. To be honest, this news came as a total surprise—I never dreamed I’d be in this position.
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London Review of Books
2 months ago
‘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:
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Thomas Jones · Lords of the World: Keeping Up with the Caesars
As Mary Beard has put it, ‘How could you control and defend a vast empire, stretching from Spain to Syria, with a...
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n02/thomas-jones/lords-of-the-world
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Jamie Gangel
2 months ago
www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
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Exclusive: ‘Pink coat lady’ who recorded fatal encounter between federal officers and Alex Pretti speaks to Anderson Cooper | CNN
Anderson speaks with Stella Carlson, the witness who captured crucial video showing exactly what happened when Alex Pretti was shot and killed by DHS officers.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/us/video/ac360stellacarlson?cid=ios_app
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Nikita Gill
2 months ago
Really powerful, hopeful paragraph from the latest article in the Atlantic by
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Bookshop.org
2 months ago
While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities. Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
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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
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2 months ago
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I took a double take at this today. Between this and GOP = Guardians of Pedophiles, I thought about it and realized the continued cover up of Epstein files makes this ring true. The 'prove me wrong' arguments of maga have come full circle back to them. They cannot disprove this. Release the files.
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Guardian US
2 months ago
Republicans refuse to move forward without further restrictions on abortion coverage – Democrats say that’s a non-starter
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Fight over US healthcare subsides stuck on familiar snag: abortion
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Nikita Gill
3 months ago
This hit so fucking hard today.
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Acyn
3 months ago
Reporter: You received a letter from AG Pam Bondi making several demands…. Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
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AI is NOT your friend.
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3 months ago
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Boston Review
3 months ago
“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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Foreword: Poems for Political Disaster
Introducing a special collection of poetry, published on the inauguration of Donald Trump.
https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/juan-felipe-herrera-introduction-poems-political-disaster/
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Jeff Rueter
3 months ago
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."
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LSU Press
3 months ago
"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!
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Dr. Earhart Sampson, PhD 🌎 🇨🇦 🇺🇲 🇲🇽 🇩🇰 🇺🇦
3 months ago
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Experts warn of threat to democracy from ‘AI bot swarms’ infesting social media
Misinformation technology could be deployed at scale to disrupt 2028 US presidential election, AI researchers say
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/22/experts-warn-of-threat-to-democracy-by-ai-bot-swarms-infesting-social-media?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Swift, deadly AND a fashion sense 😆😆 Croatians 😘
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Enjoyed reviewing this poetry collection for
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Worth a read, especially if you enjoy poetry that's candid, open, and crafted well.
#booksky
#writingcommunity
#poetry
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“Called by Distances” is Precise and Focused
A review of Biljana D Obradović’s new poetry collection, “Called by Distances.”
https://southernreviewofbooks.com/2026/01/22/called-by-distances-biljana-d-obradovic/
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"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."
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Lit Hub
3 months ago
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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Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.
Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…
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Betcy Jose
3 months ago
Needing these words from
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Bookshop.org
3 months ago
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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Merriam-Webster
3 months ago
‘Cleave’ can refer to splitting something apart. ‘Cleave’ can also refer to the uniting of two things. …what? A word that is also its own opposite is called a ‘contronym.’
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Irish Literary Times
3 months ago
Day 2 of 2026 in Ireland… how’s everyone holding up?
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Irish Literary Times
4 months ago
The story behind The Pogues' beloved 'Fairytale of New York'
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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The story behind The Pogues' beloved 'Fairytale of New York'
The Pogues' Christmas classic owes its iconic name to the work of Irish-American writer J.P. Donleavy.
https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/1212/1419381-shane-macgowan-fairytale-of-new-york-the-pogues-jp-donleavy/
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NPR
4 months ago
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns on Sunday praised the man's actions, calling it "the most unbelievable scene."
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Bystander hailed as a hero for disarming Sydney gunman
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns on Sunday praised the man's actions, calling it "the most unbelievable scene."
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Not usually a big poster here ... But I'm assuming Bluesky will be included in this?
#bluesky
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‘Censorship pure and simple’: critics hit out at Trump plan to vet visitors’ social media
Some warn proposal will decimate US tourism industry as free speech advocates say it will lead to people self-censoring
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/11/trump-plan-vet-us-visitors-social-media-tourism
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Denver Westword
4 months ago
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.
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Two Italian Restaurants Worth the Drive Out of Town
Because we all deserve a little escape.
https://www.westword.com/food-drink/two-swanky-italian-restaurants-near-denver-that-are-worth-the-drive-40813468/
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London Review of Books
4 months ago
‘While Stalin and Hitler wanted to remake artists into “domestic servants of the regime”, Breton and Trotsky held that “true art is unable not to be revolutionary, not to aspire to a complete and radical reconstruction of society.”’ Hal Foster on the Surrealists.
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Hal Foster · Tightrope of Hope: Surrealism v. Fascism
The Surrealists saw colonialism and imperialism as intrinsic to fascism, and from start to finish they campaigned...
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n22/hal-foster/tightrope-of-hope
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Denver Westword
5 months ago
Arts and cultural experiences had more attendance than Rockies, Broncos, Nuggets, Avalanche and Rapids games combined.
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Getting Down to Business: Arts Contributed More Than $3 Billion to Colorado's Economy in 2024
Arts and cultural experiences had more attendance than Rockies, Broncos, Nuggets, Avalanche and Rapids games combined.
https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/cbca-data-shows-arts-contributed-more-than-3-billion-to-colorados-economy-2024-40802023/
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Merriam-Webster
6 months ago
Trivia on 'trivia' In ancient Rome, a trivium was an intersection of three roads (tri, "three" + vium, road). According to the Romans, when people met at a trivium, they would discuss trivialis ("inconsequential things") - which eventually helped give trivia its modern meaning.
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What a profound loss. Not an understatement to say she changed the world for the better.
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I can' totally understand it - looking forward to a great read when it's out.
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Of course he was! 🤩😍
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