Resource Roundup #52
For the week of October 14th.
Happy Friday, folks. It’s beautiful weather here, and I hope you are in for a beautiful weekend ahead. Here are some resources to help you on the way.
I feel like this has come up a lot in my conversations recently, but here it is, in The New York Times: what if burnout is more about isolation than the work itself? As someone who lives alone and works largely remote these days, I have to admit I think there’s truth here. I don’t miss commuting, but I do miss feeling as if I am a part of the world— seen by it, known by it, witnessed and in witness of others.
Joy is revolutionary. Happiness is punk.
I can’t stop listening to this snippet of a song by ash tuesday, out officially next week.
Enjoyed this conversation with writer Cassie E. Brown in Belle Point Press’ newsletter this week.
The always brilliant Toni Morrison on the Midwest:
Those of you following the Hobart controversy this week, I would love to hear your thoughts. I’ve worked with and adjacent to the publishing world for a long time, and there are a lot of reasons I turned my back on that dream. But I also believe there are ways to raise the point that the entire literary world is incredibly classist without also offending other people along the way. It doesn’t have to be either/or, people!
Ohio University Press is seeking poetry manuscripts. Apply by December 31st!