Second annual D.C. Art Book Fair this weekend!
This weekend, Sunday, November 5, I’ll be tabling with my sister again at the second annual D.C. Art Book Fair from 12-5 p.m at […]
Read moreAuthor: 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.
Upcoming panel for #AWP18: Crip Lit: Writing Our Truths
I am so excited to let you all know that I got a second panel into the Association of Writers & Writing Programs […]
Read morePuerto Rico begins rebuilding its electric grid
The Hurricane that slammed into Puerto Rico last month was one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Caribbean. Her […]
Read moreHow to make your literary magazine more inclusive
After having this important conversation at AWP 2017 on how to make writing communities more inclusive to all of us, I decided […]
Read moreCrumb-sized book giveaway 📖
I’m hosting a book giveaway for a signed copy of Crumb-sized! Who will the lucky winner be? To enter, you’ll need to use Instagram. To […]
Read moreOn that one-way trip to Mars reviewed in Agape Editions
My first book got some love today! Jennifer MacBain-Stephens, herself the author of three poetry collections, reviewed On that one-way trip to Mars in Agape Editions. […]
Read moreFeatured in Noble/Gas Quarterly’s Objects of Derision
Noble/Gas Quarterly chose me as their September Objects of Derision feature. They interviewed me about my inspirations for writing Crumb-sized, — being bullied as […]
Read moreCrumb-sized in the press 🙏📢
Crumb-sized has been out for a month! How did that happen? It’s old enough to move its arms jerkily, squeeze its non-existent hands […]
Read moreComing out about my invisible disability
Last month, I had an article published in The Mighty called “Why I’m Coming Out About My Invisible Disability.” The Mighty is […]
Read moreCrumb-sized reviewed in the Chicago Review of Books
It’s pub day for Crumb-sized and I’m over the moon! Already, Yasmin Gunaratnam has written a beautiful review in the Chicago Review of […]
Read moreInterview in Rogue Agent
I was recently interviewed in Rogue Agent’s August issue! Editor Jill Khoury posed important questions about my journey toward writing poetry that describes the […]
Read moreGood things come in Crumb-sized packages
I’m so excited to share my second collection of poetry with you. Crumb-sized is being published by Unnamed Press in August — my […]
Read moreWorthy bodies: Highlighting disabled writers in District Lit
District Lit, the journal I’m the Poetry Editor for, recently published our Disability Issue. These writers and artists share their raw truths […]
Read moreEarth’s future is uninhabitable
I feel like I’ve just come back from a long trip to the future, and returned, and I’m stricken. I finished reading […]
Read moreReporting on green energy
Through the years, I’ve been carving out my beat of green energy. It’s what I’m interested in, not only for the implications on […]
Read moreSummer reading ☀️📚
I love summer for countless reasons. There’s more time to lounge and read, the days grow longer, my birthday falls in the […]
Read morePoems in Wicked Banshee Press’s The Devil’s Doorbell: Vagina Edition
I have two poems in Wicked Banshee Press’s The Devil’s Doorbell: Vagina Edition, which was published in March. You can now purchase […]
Read moreInterview in Wordgathering
I was recently interviewed in Wordgathering’s June issue! Editor Mike Northen asked great, difficult questions, including: how I see my role as […]
Read morePoems in Daughter Literary Magazine
I’m so excited to have two poems in Daughter’s inaugural issue. Daughter, a new literary magazine focusing on sharing the voices of women or female-identifying […]
Read morePoems in The Deaf Poets Society’s ‘Crips In Space’ issue
I’m over the moon about The Deaf Poets Society’s newest issue, called “Crips In Space,” which includes eight of my poems. The […]
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