‘How Do I Make More Time to Write?’
Dear reader, Over the past several years, I have been obsessed with the idea of "having time to write." What this has meant: shut door, total silence, and words on the page.
Sequencing Poetry Manuscripts
This seminar, delivered primarily as an interactive lecture, offers techniques students will be able to use to unveil the order and shape a poetry collection wants to take.
May 2025: Doing Less, More
Maybe the point is to do less, more.
‘Does It Honor Life?’
Recent events have reminded me of the first anti-trans, alt-right blowup on newsletter platforms in 2021. If you are a writer on a newsletter platform that doesn't align with your values, you
Writing in private
The summer was immense.
‘How Do You Begin Again?’
It's not how you begin, but how you continue.
Seattle, Dickinson, writings—
‘How Do I Give Myself a Residency?’
It's about coming home to your art.
‘How Did You Decide to Return to Your Day Job?’
How did you decide to return to software engineering and how has that shaped your days and wellbeing? I feel like I have unfortunately over-invested in the idea of ‘being a writer’ as ‘your primary day job is adjacent to writing.’
‘When Will The Reading Return?’
Dear reader, This may be the first time you’re hearing from me—or maybe you’ve been following my work for a while. Either way, I’m Yanyi. I’m a poet, critic,
