Leah Abuan Milne

Proof: A Midwest Lit Fest Proof is a literary festival that celebrates the power of writing that grows in the Midwest.

Catch me at Proof: A Midwest Lit Fest on Oct. 11 as part of the Literary Landscapes of the Midwest panel with @andyoler.bsky.social, Olga L. Herrera, @dawnburns.bsky.social, & @rosstangedal.bsky.social
@indianahumanities.bsky.social

Free & open to the public. RSVP: events.humanitix.com/proof2025

“Because freedom, I am told, is nothing but the distance between the hunter and its prey." — Ocean Vuong, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

Iridescent bird on white flowers

In order for me to write poetry that isn’t political

I must listen to the birds

and in order to hear the birds

the warplanes must be silent.

– Marwan Makhoul

Lingering Inland

Check it out: the pre-order link for Lingering Inland: A Literary Tour of the Midwest! This book collects dozens of #LiteraryLandscapes essays, and pre-orders will ship in November—perfect for Christmas! www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...

I haven't had the will to comment more publicly on this, but to so tragically disrupt the joy of an event created for and by us is just so damn heartbreaking.

I first misread one of the quotes this way and was so confused: "we are thrilled to see how Ryan Coogler’s original movie Sinners, a movie based on the fan favorite Minecraft game..."

"That’s history. It happened whether it offends you or not.” -Octavia Butler, Kindred

📣 DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTERS ARE NON-BINDING GUIDANCE LETTERS.

You cannot change what is considered illegal discrimination under federal law through non binding guidance.

African American and Africana Studies scholar Dr. Deborah Plant in front of a bookshelf that includes her edited works by Hurston - The Life of Herod the Great and Barracoon

Fantastic keynote at the Zora Neale Hurston conference. Dr. Deborah Plant discussed editing Hurston's books, Life of Herod the Great and Barracoon, and the importance of preserving culture, history, orality, and language in the face of the overemphasis on efficiency and generative AI.

Remember to keep your eyes on the prize: the future world you want to build

Don’t drown thinking only of the things you are against

Remember to dream of and work to create what you’re for

the attack on humanities/social science education, courses, and departments, the removal of books from K-12 libraries, and the rush to AI-ify higher ed all have the same outcome. It's different ways to neutralize knowledge, whether by erasing it or turning it all into bland porridge.

Schools Using AI Emulation of Anne Frank That Urges Kids Not to Blame Anyone for Holocaust A Utah-based startup has graced us with an AI-powered Anne Frank chatbot, and it's very eager to forgive and forget.

Part of the overall project with these systems in addition to eliminating critical thinking, is to water down anything transformative or radical.

Tree.fm allows you to listen to a random forest. This is beautiful.

❤️Dean Spade❤️

You know, your own imagination is far more wonderful Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

Than any computer could ever be. You know why? Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

You’re a living human being. And a computer is just a machine. Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

Human beings are far more wonderful than machines. Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

Mister Rogers never misses

97 books total

97 books total

97 books total

97 books total

My year in books @thestorygraph.com #Booksky 💙📚

Without downloading any new pics, what’s your energy going into 2025?

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Same here in FL

@forthespiders.bsky.social

Currently trying Joe'y - tastes like hot chocolate, which isn't a bad thing

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Poetry collections by Destiny O. Birdsong, Kiki Petrosino, darlene anita scott, Sequoia Maner, Roger Reeves, Bettina Judd, Tara Betts, Adrian Matejka, Chet’la Sebree, Jericho Brown, Nate Marshall, Philip B. Williams, DaMaris B. Hill, and Nikky Finney

Kicking off the winter break with the poetry collections of Lauren Alleyne, DaMaris B. Hill, Philip B. Williams, Tara Betts, Sequoia Maner, darlene anita scott, Nikky Finney, and more. #Booksky 💙📚

Spotted at the front of our library

Congratulations!

20 years ago we were suing teenagers for millions of dollars because they were torrenting a single Metallica album and now billionaires are demanding the free right to every work in history, so that they can re-sell it.

The law only ever serves capital.

Proud of you

Great list overall, but Danzy Senna and Percival Everett? Literary power couple. 💙📚

Ready!