Diana Cao @dianacao.bsky.social · 10/08/2026thank you to the boulder bookstore for some wonderful questions! and the chance to talk about some things i was reading and loving this summer (rosalie moffett's making a living and e.m. forster's a room with a view <3) 021
Reposted by Diana CaoGavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c. @gavingrant.bsky.social · 09/08/2026John Crowley was one of the best people I've ever known to spend time with. He knew — and put together — so many different things and was funny in so many different ways. He will be so missed by so many. (Me: writes so many 3 times in one post. John: writes 4 books and makes you wish there were more 28619
Reposted by Diana CaoSarahJSloat @sjane.bsky.social · 27/11/2025"...Imagine wanting only what matters over time." a poem by @dianacao.bsky.social in Waxwing. 1124
Reposted by Diana CaoAGNI @agnimagazine.bsky.social · 14/11/2025🔥NEW at AGNI Online🔥 Poet @rosebudbenoni.bsky.social curated a scroll to mark the 130th anniversary of the discovery of the X-ray! "The X-Ray at 130" features writing by Rosebud, @diegobaez.bsky.social, Michael Brockley, and @dianacao.bsky.social. Read it here!👇buff.lyThe X-Ray at 130Four writers consider the X-ray on its 130th birthday. 052
Reposted by Diana CaoLauren Groff @legroff.bsky.social · 26/07/2025It has been hard to breathe under the weight of despair about the genocide in Gaza and my complicity as a citizen and taxpayer in the USA. I gave, and hope others will, also. 116639
Reposted by Diana CaoKamran Javadizadeh @kjavadizadeh.bsky.social · 11/06/2025You can also find my conversation with Joyelle and Notley’s Descent of Alette on Spotify—do listen, and share! open.spotify.com/episode/01Dj...open.spotify.comJoyelle McSweeney on Alice Notley (The Descent of Alette)Close Readings · Episode 131
Reposted by Diana Caoprofchander @profchander.bsky.social · 26/03/2025columbia, brown, georgetown, cornell and now tufts — they’re taking our students, our colleagues, our kin www.boston25news.com/news/local/int…boston25news.comInternational student at Tufts University reportedly taken into federal custody – Boston 25 NewsTufts said they were told the student’s visa had been terminated. 8238122
Reposted by Diana CaoAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 21/03/2025Finland and Denmark have issued official warnings to their trans citizens from traveling to the US. This follows Germany issuing a similar warning. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...theguardian.comDenmark and Finland urge caution for US-bound transgender peopleTravel advice updated amid reports of ordeals at US border after Trump said country would only recognise two genders 181403386
Reposted by Diana CaoPeople’s Parity Project @peoplesparity.bsky.social · 19/03/2025“As we look to the courts to protect us from the Trump administration’s abuses, many have overlooked or forgotten how SCOTUS got us here in the first place.” @mollycoleman.bsky.social on how we got to this moment @commondreams.org.web.brid.gycommondreams.orgTrump ‘Won’t Forget’ the Roberts Court Helped Him Win—Neither Should We | Common DreamsAs people harmed by this flood of illegal actions turn to the courts for relief, we must be clear that the Supreme Court helped bring about this crisis by helping Donald Trump win the 2024 election. 0349
Reposted by Diana CaoAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 17/03/2025The EEOC has launched investigations into 20 Big Law firms for the bs reason of supposedly having DEI. This is clear retaliation for these firms bringing lawsuits against the Trump administration's unconstitutional actions. content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USE... 20551170
Reposted by Diana CaoNaomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Fossil fuel companies should be forced to pay the public trillions in damages for the costs of their planetary arson. Instead they are trying to shut down one of the most important and storied environmental groups in the world. It's shameless - and it's not over. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comGreenpeace must pay hundreds of millions over Dakota pipeline protests, says juryNon-profit said in statement lawsuits like this aimed at ‘destroying the right to peaceful protest’ 332107903
Reposted by Diana CaoMaya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 16/03/2025I love this quiet little poem so much: 610129
Reposted by Diana CaoDonika Kelly @donikakelly.bsky.social · 14/03/2025My new book THE NATURAL ORDER OF THINGS comes out October 7 and is available for pre-order! If you order from @prairielights.com I'll sign your copy! www.prairielightsbooks.com/book/9781644... @graywolfpress.bsky.social 13813
Diana Cao @dianacao.bsky.social · 14/03/2025new poems in @diodeeditions.bsky.social today, including a new sonnet crown written during residency @justbuffalolit.bsky.social 🤍🌕 diodepoetry.com/cao_diana-2/ 062
Reposted by Diana CaoAmy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 04/02/2025yes! I ran the reporting & production team for this project: nativenewsonline.net/currents/sea... Always seemed to me to go hand in hand with their work against Indigenous protest too in a very sick and twisted way. Limited characters to describe their limitless evil 🙃nativenewsonline.netSeason 2 of ‘This Land’ Uncovers Rightwing Efforts to Dismantle the Indian Child Welfare ActLOS ANGELES — The second season of the award-winning “This Land” podcast, hosted by Native American journalist Rebecca Nagle , returns today. 111
Reposted by Diana Caodialogist @dialogist.bsky.social · 02/02/2025"every day i prove my humanity to robots" Refractory Period & the algorithm moves toward an average by Diana Cao. dialogist.org/poetry/2025-...dialogist.org 031
Reposted by Diana CaoCeleste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Hey! If you have access to a printer, a thing you could do is print up some of these Know Your Rights flyers and cards (in languages spoken in your area) and post them around your neighborhood. miracoalition.org/news/know-yo...miracoalition.orgKnow your rights - MIRA CoalitionWhether you’re a U.S. citizen, a green card holder, a student on a visa, or undocumented, you have legal rights. … More 421794
Reposted by Diana CaoTom Snarsky @tomsnarsky.bsky.social · 26/01/2025happy #smallpoemsunday! 💜 feel free to participate by posting small poems you wrote, +/or small poems you love by somebody else :) a special one today, one of my favorite small poems of all time by James Schuyler: 811414
Diana Cao @dianacao.bsky.social · 28/01/2025i loved working with this team before law school—learned so much from them and from the work 030
Reposted by Diana CaoKaren Hao @karenhao.bsky.social · 27/01/2025As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/ 21161252340
Reposted by Diana CaoEmily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Let me get this straight. Petro calls for dignified transit. Trump threatens tariffs. Petro smacks Trump in a post threatening his own higher tariffs. And Trump agrees to what Petro asked for. And yet NYT is calling this *Petro* backing down? 13038801134
Diana Cao @dianacao.bsky.social · 24/01/2025thanks to @dialogist.bsky.social for my first two poems of the year—both, sort of, about robots (dialogist.org — also worth reading all their previous weeks' poems) 1111
Reposted by Diana CaoSwapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 22/01/2025If you are a visa holder/temp resident in the U.S., and your child was born here and doesn't have a passport, GET A PASSPORT FOR THEM IMMEDIATELY. Like, make the appointment this week. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/u... 125841504
Reposted by Diana CaoClint Smith @clintsmithiii.bsky.social · 21/01/2025As we see these images of people crying at the border after the asylum system shut down, it is again worth considering how indescribably desperate a person must feel to travel with their children through the desert, across the water, or through the Darien Gap simply for the *possibility* of safety. 10826186
Reposted by Diana CaoAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 21/01/2025Harvard will now characterize criticism of Israel as antisemitism in its anti-discrimination policy. Entire disciplines could be censored for discussing or teaching about the genocide in Gaza. A dark day for academic freedom. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...thecrimson.comOne Day After Trump Takes Office, Harvard Settles Two Antisemitism Lawsuits | News | The Harvard CrimsonHarvard reached a settlement in two ongoing Title VI lawsuits accusing the university of mishandling antisemitism on campus for an undisclosed amount on Tuesday. 171232384
Reposted by Diana CaoR. O. Kwon 권오경 @rokwon.bsky.social · 09/01/2025some forthcoming 2025 books by women of color I’m excited about!!! in this piece out today in @electriclit.bsky.social 🖤 electricliterature.com/48-books-by-...electricliterature.com48 Books By Women of Color to Read in 2025 - Electric LiteratureBooks by Zora Neale Hurston, Laila Lalami, Andrea Long Chu, Angela Flournoy, and EL's own Denne Michele Norris are among the most anticipated 21573231
Reposted by Diana CaoChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13/01/2025I’m sorry, this might be a great investigation, but “as it was never intended” is obscene. This is precisely how many people specifically and repeatedly told us — warned us — it would be used. 19568091841
Reposted by Diana CaoSixth Finch @sixthfinch.bsky.social · 09/01/2025We're very excited to share the results of this year's chapbook contest. Please join us in congratulating the winners and finalists. Huge thanks to everyone who submitted. Stay tuned for updates about pre-orders and release dates for the three newest additions to the Sixth Finch catalog. 0103
Reposted by Diana CaoArielle Kaplan @ariellemkaplan.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Can't wait to read with two poets I so admire! Join me, @dianacao.bsky.social, & Angela Siew on the 21st! www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-rea...eventbrite.comPoetry Reading: Diana Cao, Arielle Kaplan, Angela SiewCome join us for an evening of readings! 021
Reposted by Diana CaoAfter Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 17/11/2024Loads of #literary #magazines are coming to Bluesky, here is a great list to follow! PLEASE SHARE TO HELP THEM LEAVE TWITTER! #litmags #writer #writingcommunity go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j 69893471
Reposted by Diana CaoR. O. Kwon 권오경 @rokwon.bsky.social · 28/12/2023hello! I've compiled a list of 2024 books I'm anticipating from women of color & here it is, a bonanza of novels, essay collections, memoirs, & more electricliterature.com/75-books-by-...electricliterature.com75 Books By Women of Color to Read in 2024 - Electric LiteratureWe couldn’t be more excited for these highly anticipated books to hit shelves in the coming year 6340174
Reposted by Diana CaoDan Alter @arlozoroff.bsky.social · 23/12/2023Another haunting Marina Tsvetaeva poem from Dark Elderberry Branch trans Kaminsky and Valentine 02812
Reposted by Diana CaoSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 13/12/2023“An open letter from the Bremen DIG stated that honoring Gessen (a Jewish writer whose grandfather was murdered by the Nazis) “would contradict the necessary decisive action against the growing anti-Semitism.””lithub.comMasha Gessen’s Hannah Arendt Prize has been canceled because of their essay on Gaza.The German Green Party-affiliated Heinrich Böll Foundation, “in agreement with the Bremen Senate,” is withdrawing from awarding the Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thought to the Russ… 27479207
Reposted by Diana CaoSarah Audsley @saudsley.bsky.social · 20/10/2023This poet, this poem. ⚡💥 ✨ @estanislaopoet.bsky.social 02610
Reposted by Diana CaoTara Skurtu @taraskurtu.bsky.social · 04/10/2023The end of this one by Mary Ruefle made me laugh. 49126
Reposted by Diana CaoBull City Press @bullcitypress.com · 28/09/2023🙏Thank you to THE POETRY QUESTION for this terrific review of Jennifer Funk's remarkable THE FANTASY OF LOVING THE FANTASY: "a stark collection of poetry that is pervaded by a fiery dynamism giving rise to ruminations on domesticity, the self and the insatiable nature of desire." 🔥 111
Reposted by Diana CaoL. A. (Liz) Johnson @lajohnson.bsky.social · 25/09/2023Adrienne Rich “For the Dead” 072
Reposted by Diana CaoPatrycja @patrycjasara.bsky.social · 02/08/2023my poem “Recurring” at Poetry Daily, poems.com! originally published in Hayden’s Ferry Review 💕💕💕 1186
