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Mandy Moe Pwint Tu
@mandrigall.bsky.social
a pile of ginkgo leaves in a trench coat. author of FABLEMAKER (Gaudy Boy, 2025), UNSPRUNG (Newfound, 2023), and MONSOON DAUGHTER (Thirty West Publishing House, 2022).
Today’s poem is selected by Mandy Moe Pwint Tu (@mandrigall.bsky.social) as part of the 20th anniversary of Read A Little Poetry. This poem is in the public domain.
such a joy to speak to @rmbanting.bsky.social always 💛
Tone Madison@tonemadison.bsky.social · last yr." @mandrigall.bsky.social positions herself as a masterful storyteller—or more accurately, a fablemaker—and presents us with one way to turn anguish into beauty. " @rmbanting.bsky.social talks with the Madison-based author about writing poetry in the face of political precarity and more.
so I talked to my cat Ginkgo and she says you should preorder Fablemaker: singaporeunbound.org/gaudy-boy/fa...
this is so kind! thank you, @zo51m05.bsky.social 💛🌌✨
Zosimos@zo51m05.bsky.social · last yr.I had the immense privilege to read my friend Mandy's Fablemaker this month. Absolutely beautiful, gutting stuff that gave me some precious inspiration in a month full of grief and listlessness – it's one of the many things I'm feeling gratitude for today
i need to be better about being on here but my debut poetry collection, FABLEMAKER, is available for preorder! thank you to the team at Gaudy Boy / Singapore Unbound for all their work on this. would love it if you'd preorder! singaporeunbound.org/gaudy-boy/fa...
did yoga for the first time since i got Baldur's Gate 3 please clap
me when my job isn't words: 😭 me when my job is words: 😭😭😭
i can't do work because my cat has decided i am a chair
I wasn't selected in the lottery to table my local book fair, so I have a bunch of copies of my poetry collection to sell online! DM me if you're interested in one. $15 signed and shipped, but will sell for less if you send me a photo of your pet. #poetry #booksky #smallpress
will i be better about posting on here? we'll see. in the meantime here's a photo of my cat
i cannot emphasize enough how much i love this cast. i'm so glad the taskmaster podcast is going through this series (Taskmaster NZ Series 2). i love learning. next ep is with Urzila Carlson? girl. i'm sat
COVER REVEAL for THE BEASTS BENEATH THE WINDS: TALES OF SOUTHEAST ASIA'S MYTHICAL CREATURES! Illustrated by Jes and Cin Wibowo! I have a story about a karaweik in here! I'm so proud to be a part of this amazing project. Eternally grateful to @hannaalkaf.bsky.social for letting me be a part of it. 💛🐲
i'm listening to andy serkis read the silmarillion and it's stunning, perfect, 10/10, but i can't take him seriously every time he says túna
One of the best things I ever did for myself was stop comparing my life trajectory to people who have support systems. I won’t say I never had help, but I’m just now truly understanding the difference between “assistance” and “support”.
🚨 I have a new poem in The Harvard Advocate 🚨 Big thank you to the editors for including me. https://buff.ly/4f6yVVz
to celebrate @stevenespadaw.bsky.social's long awaited arrival on this here app, will you look at this stunning book full of poems that made me WEEP!
while I'm here here's a poem of mine from FABLEMAKER that appeared in @baltimorereview.bsky.social recently 💛
here I am with multiple book ideas and no willpower with which to write them
Nicole Rivas in The Longleaf Review @mandrigall.bsky.social in Poetry Lauren Saxon in @bullshitlit.bsky.social Josh Price in Fauxmoir
is it just me or does everyone wake up feeling a deep sense of dread
Hey poets! Check out BERNADETTE MAYER's list of poetry experiments/prompts. Blow your mind and never be stuck again: www.writing.upenn.edu/library/Maye...
this is how my cat napped on me last night in case anyone was wondering
why did I tear up at the Taskmaster Series 18 grand final? Is it maybe because I watched it at 1:00 am? No, couldn't be.
Howdy, here is a growing list of TW authors. From chapbooks, to single-author & collaborative books, if they’re here, we will add them! go.bsky.app/LdAE7Kco