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Author: Marlena Chertock

Marlena is a digital storyteller and poetry editor at District Lit. Her first poetry book, On that one-way trip to Mars, is available from Bottlecap Press.
October 19, 2021February 10, 2022blog, poetry/writers

Crip Time in Pandemic Times at AWP 2022

I’m so excited to be speaking on a panel at AWP again! […]

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021blog

‘Nothing About Us Without Us’: Disability Justice is Climate Justice

I’m one little person. That’s partly a pun, because I have dwarfism […]

June 24, 2021June 24, 2021blog, poetry/writers

Interviewed on Plume for Writers Podcast

I was so happy to receive an email from Sam Tetangco to […]

June 15, 2021June 24, 2021blog, books, poetry/writers

Interviewed on DC Public Library’s Podcast

When Jenny Cavallero, a D.C.-based comedian, writer, filmmaker, actor, and disabled person, […]

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021blog, poetry/writers

AWP 2021

On Wednesday, I moderated the panel “Disability’s Influence on Literature: Realism As […]

January 12, 2021February 3, 2021blog

Poetry in a Pandemic

It feels like March 2020 and December 37th at the same time, […]

November 9, 2020November 16, 2020blog, poetry/writers

Co-Chairing OutWrite, Washington D.C.’s LGBTQ Literary Festival 🏳️‍🌈📚📝

I am so excited to serve as the new OutWrite Co-Chair, along […]

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020blog

Thank you, Nancy 💜

I can’t believe Nancy Podcast is coming to an end. It’s been […]

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020blog, books, poetry/writers

Last flight for On that one-way trip to Mars

Sadly my first book, On that one-way trip to Mars, is now […]

April 17, 2020April 17, 2020blog

Social Distancing and Poetry

While self-quarantining and social distancing, it is more important than ever to […]

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020blog

The Future is Disabled: Planning for Climate Change Must Include People with Disabilities

This essay first appeared in the Entropy Inherited Newsletter Last June, I […]

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020blog, books, poetry/writers

Crumb-sized a finalist in Etchings Press 2019 Whirling Prize

I’m so honored that my book Crumb-sized: Poems was included as a […]

January 8, 2020January 28, 2020blog

Climate change planning must include the disabled 🌍♿

Update: Read my feature on climate change and disability in the January […]

January 2, 2020January 22, 2020blog, poetry/writers

Find me at these poetry events in 2020

Last year really flew by for me. Is this what getting older […]

December 27, 2019December 26, 2019blog, books, poetry/writers

A Year (& Decade) in Review: My 2019 Publications

As a new year and new decade looms, I’m reflecting back on […]

December 19, 2019December 16, 2019blog, poetry/writers

Poetry mentorship? Yes, it’s a thing!

“Sometimes all you need is someone to assure you that you’re a […]

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019blog, books

Give the gift of reading 🎁📚

Still need to do your holiday shopping? Why not give the gift […]

June 10, 2019June 10, 2019blog, books, poetry/writers

Summer reading

Looking for some summer reading? I’ve got you covered! Find me and other […]

January 6, 2019January 8, 2019blog, poetry/writers

Micro-fiction published in Paper Darts ✨🚀🔴

Paper Darts Magazine chose my quirky sci-fi story about astronauts getting periods in […]

September 17, 2018September 16, 2018blog

The power of sharing secrets

Earlier this summer, I attended a zine-making workshop at East City Books, […]

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• June 30: Queer Cookies x Bold Fork Books
• August 5-7: OutWrite 2022
• August 20: Featured Reader at Open Doors Festival, Kennedy Center for Performing Arts

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