About this site

The Reading is a newsletter focused on creative writing and life by Yanyi, a poet and critic. From 2020-2022, it was a weekly (then monthly) creative writing advice column and community focused around real-time writing gatherings. The Reading has been featured variously in WIRED, Poets & Writers, Creative Capital, and Literary Hub, if you want to learn more.

About the author: Yanyi is the author of two poetry collections, Dream of the Divided Field and The Year of Blue Water. He teaches poetry at the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers and runs the Asian American Literary Archive.

How to send in a question: You’re invited to write me a question—on writing or life in general—either in the comments on any post or anonymously. Just so you know: if I’ve responded to a similar question before, or if it’s highly specific, I may not answer it with a full post.