poet, human, dog lover
academic & literary editing/translation, and writing (ENG/GER)
MSt & DPhil (University of Oxford)
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Dr M. I. Matthews-Schlinzig
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@whatisaletter.bsky.social@whatisaletter.bsky.socialReposted by @whatisaletter.bsky.socialI am genuinely excited that my poem 'My great-grandmother encounters Wagner on a train' has just been published by 'After...'.
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@whatisaletter.bsky.socialIch hatte @antjeschmidt.bsky.social, dass ich sie wissen lassen würde, wenn dieses Gedicht erscheint. Hier ist es also.
5/5
@whatisaletter.bsky.socialI am also proud to share this poetic space with so many wonderful poets, including, at the end of 2026, the great and much admired John Glenday. 4/n
@whatisaletter.bsky.socialIt is an odd and touching coincidence that this poem, which focuses on my music-loving great-grandmother, is published today, 10th October, which would have been my opera-loving mother's 82nd birthday. 3/n
@whatisaletter.bsky.socialI began writing this piece during a Marjorie's Table session (led by Marjorie Lotfi), where we looked at Desree's 'The notorious B.I.G. and Jesus Christ on a Boat'. 2/n
@whatisaletter.bsky.socialI am genuinely excited that my poem 'My great-grandmother encounters Wagner on a train' has just been published by 'After...'.
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@whatisaletter.bsky.socialAch, it's okay. Tomorrow will see the publication of a poem very dear to me, and on a day that carries a lot of meaning for me, too – so it's all good. 2/2
@whatisaletter.bsky.socialHot on the heels of poetry success follows another 'liberation' of poems email in my inbox. I think I have about 17+ poems now still looking for a home, and that's discounting those I'm still working to finish, as well as those I decided to 'give up' on (at least for the purposes of submission). 1/2
@whatisaletter.bsky.socialReposted by @whatisaletter.bsky.socialBeing included in this wonderful issue of 'Under the Radar' is definitely one of my proudest moments as a poet so far. Thank you, @ninearchespress.bsky.social !
@redaktionmerkur.bsky.socialReposted by @whatisaletter.bsky.socialNichts tun wir lieber, als bei Gelegenheit des Nobelpreises Christina Dongowskis (tinido.bluesky.social) tollen Essay über Anne Carson von 2017 gratis zur Verfügung zu stellen: www.merkur-zeitschrift.de/artikel/fuss...
@whatisaletter.bsky.socialWhat I'm listening to at the moment.
@bansheepress.bsky.socialReposted by @whatisaletter.bsky.socialSubmissions for issue 23 (spring/summer 2027) are now open until 31 October! We’re looking forward to reading your short fiction, poetry, flash & essays 🎃
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.socialReposted by @whatisaletter.bsky.socialThe rhetoric of tech in a nutshell: I value convenience, efficiency, ease first and also have no capacity to recognize humanity, my own or others, but feel qualified to run the world. Someone send an army of divorce lawyers; after all this guy already wants to disconnect.
@whatisaletter.bsky.socialYes! Yes to all that!
@whatisaletter.bsky.socialThis news warms my poet heart. Congratulations!!!
@whatisaletter.bsky.socialThank you! Not the Nobel Prize, mind you ;-).
@whatisaletter.bsky.socialHere is the link to the issue:
@whatisaletter.bsky.socialBeing included in this wonderful issue of 'Under the Radar' is definitely one of my proudest moments as a poet so far. Thank you, @ninearchespress.bsky.social !
@tracelarkhall.bsky.socialReposted by @whatisaletter.bsky.social'LLMs are not search engines or truth machines' gonna print this out onto a piece of card and brandish it at everyone I hear saying 'I asked ChatGPT'