i'm a little frustrated by even having to say this but i have seen at least 5 "asian heritage month" reading lists in the last few days, and not one of them have a single book of translated poetry on them. believe it or not, there are actually asian translators...

happy launch day to Their Divine Fires by @wendychenart! i really enjoyed reading this interview @xixuan_c did with Wendy for @worldlittoday www.worldliteraturet…

a blue heron just landed half a meter away from me, outside the window of my bedroom (i'm doing a residency on a lake in a park), but i wasn't fast enough to grab a picture with my camera before it flew away 👀

for folks who may find this interesting, i've been having a long and extended conversation on Mastodon with a fellow translator, L.J., about the extent of the work and research that goes into translating some of Fei Ming's poetry and my different versions wandering.shop/@ljwr…

Are these plants lily pads? So many of them are floating at the edge of the lake right in front of the house where I am doing my writer's residency this month