i use this series for Tang Poetry 300 it was created a couple years ago and read by a human voice though it seems like they use a lot of generic video clips www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Just attended an illuminating panel discussion, so I wanted to share the letter sent to the ASA today by Sociologists for Palestine in case any sociologists could use an update about their vital work, which necessitates action for a free Palestine! 🍉 www.sociologistsforpalestine.org/asa-boycott#...

Unintentional allusion to Heaven Official's Blessing 天官赐福 on my new office door... 😂 I moved recently and finally found a spot to put up the poster that I was gifted at a new year ritual event at a Daoist temple near the West Lake in Hangzhou

This sequel to the award winning anthology of Palestinian fantasy, science fiction and horror is now 58% funded! #projectwelove 🥰 www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...

omg this book has been stolen... more Qiu Jin-related drama

more birthday week shenanigans: donations, donations, donations! if you're so inclined, I'd love it if you made a donation, even if it's $5, to your fave charity!

do i know anyone at UC Irvine who knows how i may be able to get a digital scan of this chinese antique book for research purposes? uci.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fu...

The obvious answer here is that the student protest movement was broadly smeared as anti-semitic and aligned with terrorists, and a variety of institutions from government, media and the universities acted as if that smear was true, threatening, suspending, expelling and even deporting students.

The Lantern and the Night Moths turns two years old today. I have been very unwell the past week but managed to write up a reflection post here. www.instagram.com/p/DWpT-lMkoS... If you want to help me feel better, I'd love to hear about particular lines of poetry/translation you liked.

Fundraiser for librarian Luanne James, who stood up to her rightwing library board that demanded she remove kids books with any trace of LBGTQ+ characters or content. "I will not comply." They sacked her and cops escorted her out. She's a hero. This banned author just donated.

Received my royalty statement for The Lantern and the Night Moths (I can't believe its 2 year birthday is coming up soon). Poetry books typically sell only a very small number of copies, so I'm extra grateful for everyone who has bought and/or supported the book in any way.

Wow yes more poetry x fragrance collabs pls!

Gift link with photos of #NoKings protests from around the US, plus Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Rome, Madrid, and London

I am planning a once-in-a-lifetime trip with my mom and part of it still means the hassle of emailing tour operators, doing research and figuring out logistics like flights, travel insurance, and vaccinations. And yet at no point did I think, "I bet AI tools could make this easier".

My translation of "lantern" by Fei Ming, which first appeared in The Ex-Puritan and later in The Lantern and the Night Moths, has been chosen to appear on a reed diffuser created by Urban Ganges and it's a very cool collaboration.

Vancouver moving sale: reselling some English books (writing reference books, a wuxia novel, and a YA novel) plus a lot of Chinese books (wuxia fiction, poetry, spec fiction, classic lit, geography, travel, folklore, etc.) $5 CAD/each, can mail if you cover shipping www.instagram.com/p/DWNYQKiFJ8...

As of March 20th, claims have been made for 264,809 works. Roughly speaking, that means that if attorneys are given the full requested award, the settlement amount per work is $4,456 (divided between author & publisher).

You can do it here: www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

This is your reminder that if you are a class member and have NOT yet filed a claim in Anthropic v. Bartz, the AI copyright lawsuit, you have 9 days to do so.

This upcoming event about martial arts films looks very interesting hksi.ubc.ca/events/event...

Annoyed about being spammed by a company that uses AI for translation and then hire translators to "edit" them 🙄 Can these companies all leave literary translators alone

Signed a new lease for a place in a more walkable neighborhood that I think will be a much better fit for my lifestyle. There's also an air conditioner and in-suite laundry which I have not had for years. Yay.

About to update this list because it has come to my attention a few went under, but for those who are working their way towards a 50/50 set of credits, here are some possible leads thaoworra.wordpress.com/2024/04/04/2...

Reselling WestJet flight credit: I have a $644CAD WestJet flight credit from a canceled trip that I'm hoping to resell at a discount. It's for a Westjet flight departing from a US airport to anywhere. It has to be booked by April 29, 2026, but can be for a flight taking place at any time.

Enjoyed meeting a lot of academics I know from online spaces in real life for the first time at #AAS2026. I was able to catch some very interesting research about translation studies, media studies, popular literature, and gender studies in a Sinophone and Chinese context

I always enjoying recommending bookstores, restaurants, and things to do in Vancouver 😂

Beginning #AAS2026 with the screening of an indie film about feminist activism across Asia... really touching and incredible work by the co-directors

people make fun of lawyers for lots of things, and they're probably right to do so, but one thing a lawyer might have told you is not to appropriate people's identities in California.

i didn't get a chance to share this when it came out, but i have a new article in the Taiwan Literature Base newsletter about the three translation and publishing workshops i taught in Taiwan during my residency www.nmtl.gov.tw/en/News_Cont...

I rarely attend academic conferences these days but since I'm based in Vancouver I'll be around lurking at the #AAS2026 next week, for any academic folks i know passing through who might want to meet up

This is one of my favourite poetry books, hands down. Yilin's commentary on the poets and her translation notes make it one of the best I've read in ages.

an online friend asked me to spread the word for this survey for readers of Chinese wuxia fiction in English. #wuxia #cdrama #chineselit app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/arts/readi...

I rarely attend academic conferences these days but since I'm based in Vancouver I'll be around lurking at the #AAS2026 next week, for any academic folks i know passing through who might want to meet up

Happy International women's day! Let's work towards gender equality everyday

As we get closer to #AAS2026, a number of scholars on the Diversity and Equity Committee panel "Pedagogy Under Threat (in the U.S. & Beyond)" have found that they cannot attend the conference due to visa issues. We are therefore encouraging scholars to stop by and share in this important discussion.

I think about this a lot. I was dealing with depression a lot in 2024-2025, and what I eventually realized was that it was actually racism-related ptsd.

Mailed a box of books to myself from Taiwan before I flew back. I was warned it might take 2 months to get here so imagine my confusion and surprise when I got the delivery slip 4 days later. This must set some kind of record for speed lol

Just read this article on the US & Israeli strikes on a school in Minab, Iran. - At least 168 killed, including many girls aged 7-12. - The school was bombed THREE times, not once. - There were claims this was on an IRGC military base, but the base was closed 15 years ago. This is a war crime.

Here is the restored book! Wu Laoshi did an amazing job, and thanks to him the book will be well preserved for years and decades to come

I have two more copies left in Taipei if anyone wants any

On my way back to Taipei after a whirlwind trip in Tainan. Visited lots of temples, nearly a dozen bookstores (including the bookstore hostel I stayed at) and also the literature and history museums.

Two women - Wendy Faith and Alesi Diana Denise - have been arrested, and charged, with kissing (just kissing) in northern Uganda. They face up to life in prison if convicted. Uganda has very severe homophobic laws targeting LGBTQ people. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...?

got a rice cooker pin to go with my laoganma bottle! 😂 From the Taiwan Literature Museum in Tainan. I have a full on meal now

For folks in Taipei and Tainan: I have five copies of The Lantern and the Night Moths that I am hoping to sell off here so I don't have to send them back to Canada. I can sign and personalize them if you want. Anyone interested?

Really lucky to have a shifu with 30+ years of experience to take on this project as a rush job. I am so excited to see the restored book. Will post photos

For folks in Taipei and Tainan: I have five copies of The Lantern and the Night Moths that I am hoping to sell off here so I don't have to send them back to Canada. I can sign and personalize them if you want. Anyone interested?

Grabbing Sichuanese food with a friend today and then heading to Jiufen/Shifen for an overnight trip. I know it's touristy but I am a Spirited Away fan 😂 Thinking I might add Keelung tomorrow morning before I head back to Taipei. Any must try foods or attractions that folks recommend?

I came back to the Taiwan Literature Base to pick up an honorarium for writing an article about the workshops I taught as a writer-in-residence. 来台湾文学基地取我的稿费啦～

Dear Wired, Longtime fan here, I just wanted chime in and say WHAT THE SHIT IS THIS?

I left Hangzhou this morning and just landed back in Taipei! I am here for about two weeks. Very smooth trip with the flight landing early. The weather in Taipei is perfect at the moment, especially since I experienced extreme heat followed by winter in the last 5 months. 😂