Canaan Morse 莫楷
@canaanmorse.bsky.social
Postdoc @UVA 明清文学
‘21 National Book Award Finalist
scholar poet translator farm boy
Poetry oral traditions DnD China
‘21 National Book Award Finalist
scholar poet translator farm boy
Poetry oral traditions DnD China
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Canaan Morse 莫楷
@canaanmorse.bsky.social
· Mar 19
Current: The Invisibility Cloak (novel by Ge Fei 格非, NYRB Classics)
Peach Blossom Paradise (ditto)
Upcoming: The Moon Sets Over the Temple That Was (ditto)
Guide to Recollecting the Future (poems by Yang Xiaobin 杨小滨, Zephyr Press)
Peach Blossom Paradise (ditto)
Upcoming: The Moon Sets Over the Temple That Was (ditto)
Guide to Recollecting the Future (poems by Yang Xiaobin 杨小滨, Zephyr Press)
MARKEY PICKS UP A BARSTOOL
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
MARKEY PICKS UP A BARSTOOL
I no longer watch football (or any other professional sport), but I still think we should gift the Detroit Lions a Super Bowl win for free.
November 24, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I no longer watch football (or any other professional sport), but I still think we should gift the Detroit Lions a Super Bowl win for free.
I read this article, and I almost wish I hadn’t. Preferential treatment toward the ultrarich has allowed them to develop lifestyles that escape all sense of being a part of this country. If pressed, they’ll defend their comfort above all else.
November 24, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I read this article, and I almost wish I hadn’t. Preferential treatment toward the ultrarich has allowed them to develop lifestyles that escape all sense of being a part of this country. If pressed, they’ll defend their comfort above all else.
Mr Hulot’s Holiday was my introduction to comedy cinema, which should tell you EXACTLY how old my father was
I love the bit in Mr Hulot’s Holiday where the lunch bell goes and the whole beach empties.
November 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Mr Hulot’s Holiday was my introduction to comedy cinema, which should tell you EXACTLY how old my father was
Every year I forget how much I loathe The Little Drummer Boy
November 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Every year I forget how much I loathe The Little Drummer Boy
Finished writing one new talk, currently retooling a second one, got a month or so until I have to produce a third. What a beautiful Sunday for PowerPoint.
November 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Finished writing one new talk, currently retooling a second one, got a month or so until I have to produce a third. What a beautiful Sunday for PowerPoint.
Everyone in my life, starting when I was eight: “You’re an academician.”
Me for decades: I’ll try literally anything else
Me for decades: I’ll try literally anything else
November 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Everyone in my life, starting when I was eight: “You’re an academician.”
Me for decades: I’ll try literally anything else
Me for decades: I’ll try literally anything else
Gawd DAMN I make good coffee
November 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Gawd DAMN I make good coffee
After translating two novels about audiophilia, I know just enough to want to hear about the equipment!
November 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
After translating two novels about audiophilia, I know just enough to want to hear about the equipment!
We’re about to find out the extent to which the price of Bitcoin affects sentiment re: the economy
November 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
We’re about to find out the extent to which the price of Bitcoin affects sentiment re: the economy
This is very probably not true, but if it gives someone an idea, then hey
November 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
This is very probably not true, but if it gives someone an idea, then hey
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It turns out “[my country] first“ and “why are we giving money to [slur] instead of our people” is pretty universal. Some americans thinking those sentiments are bad is more of an exception
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
It turns out “[my country] first“ and “why are we giving money to [slur] instead of our people” is pretty universal. Some americans thinking those sentiments are bad is more of an exception
I believe I already blocked the white-guy China journo who would hate this argument the most
Unpopular opinion: I'd like journalists to go back to doing reporting, and leave the big "think pieces" to people who have PhDs and can distinguish between historical/scientific fact and a bumper-sticker.
This is an Ezra Klein subtweet not limited at all to Ezra Klein.
This is an Ezra Klein subtweet not limited at all to Ezra Klein.
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I believe I already blocked the white-guy China journo who would hate this argument the most
One of my students told me today that my premodern Chinese lit class has been his favorite class in four years at UVA 🥰
November 20, 2025 at 4:30 AM
One of my students told me today that my premodern Chinese lit class has been his favorite class in four years at UVA 🥰
I love how many of these late-Qing popular songs are basically, “This random guy jumped over the garden wall while I was picking veggies, begged me on his knees to sleep with him, and now I’m *really* hoping we get married.”
November 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I love how many of these late-Qing popular songs are basically, “This random guy jumped over the garden wall while I was picking veggies, begged me on his knees to sleep with him, and now I’m *really* hoping we get married.”
“Indoctrination” = being exposed to other facets of the real world
Universities never indoctrinated anyone. It’s simply that right wing views don’t survive critical thought or serious scrutiny.
And it’s really easy to call everything a conspiracy when you don’t know how stuff works.
And it’s really easy to call everything a conspiracy when you don’t know how stuff works.
November 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
“Indoctrination” = being exposed to other facets of the real world
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Border Patrol conducting “enforcement” in a city far from any border and without public justification is an unacceptable abuse of power.
These arrests in Charlotte, driven by racial profiling, destabilize communities and violate basic civil rights. (1/2)
These arrests in Charlotte, driven by racial profiling, destabilize communities and violate basic civil rights. (1/2)
November 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Border Patrol conducting “enforcement” in a city far from any border and without public justification is an unacceptable abuse of power.
These arrests in Charlotte, driven by racial profiling, destabilize communities and violate basic civil rights. (1/2)
These arrests in Charlotte, driven by racial profiling, destabilize communities and violate basic civil rights. (1/2)
How much does one wish to bet they’ve destroyed a lot of evidence?
He knows they have the votes to filibuster in the Senate.
Or they have successfully destroyed everything showing he knew all about what Epstein was doing.
Or they have successfully destroyed everything showing he knew all about what Epstein was doing.
November 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
How much does one wish to bet they’ve destroyed a lot of evidence?
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“Peril” as in The Yellow Peril
gosh I wonder why they called her peril www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 17, 2025 at 3:54 AM
“Peril” as in The Yellow Peril
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Still amazed by the persistent belief that if you dunk on someone hard enough, they’ll somehow dematerialize off the face of the earth and you’ll never have to deal with them again.
November 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Still amazed by the persistent belief that if you dunk on someone hard enough, they’ll somehow dematerialize off the face of the earth and you’ll never have to deal with them again.
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Reportage in the Chinese Speaking World can now be pre-ordered from University of Michigan Press: press.umich.edu/Books/R/Repo...
November 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Reportage in the Chinese Speaking World can now be pre-ordered from University of Michigan Press: press.umich.edu/Books/R/Repo...
One of these lies dead in the wilds: white rushes wrap it.
November 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
One of these lies dead in the wilds: white rushes wrap it.
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Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶