Joel Calahan
@joelcalahan.com
Apprentice philologist. Poetry translation and history teaching. Chair-leg hero.
Emeritus: Signal to Noise, Chicago Review
reader-in-chief of Caliber, an occasional newsletter of translation and reading
[ask at calibernewsletter at gmail dot com]
Emeritus: Signal to Noise, Chicago Review
reader-in-chief of Caliber, an occasional newsletter of translation and reading
[ask at calibernewsletter at gmail dot com]
post a famous bathroom scene
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
post a famous bathroom scene
Morning synchronisms
November 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Morning synchronisms
A movie that takes place where you're from
November 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from
Pottery at the Minghei International Museum
November 22, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Pottery at the Minghei International Museum
The plum torte is what’s up today
November 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The plum torte is what’s up today
Saturday Here We Come
November 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Saturday Here We Come
Friday evening swing
November 22, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Friday evening swing
You can just keep a book of poems in your car and read it while you’re waiting for a haircut, no one’s gonna stop you.
November 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
You can just keep a book of poems in your car and read it while you’re waiting for a haircut, no one’s gonna stop you.
I’ll jump on a Friday chain post
November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I’ll jump on a Friday chain post
When I type, I only use left-aligned margins.
When I write by hand, I only use these pencils.
When I write by hand, I only use these pencils.
November 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
When I type, I only use left-aligned margins.
When I write by hand, I only use these pencils.
When I write by hand, I only use these pencils.
Yep. Another reason why Honey, I Shrunk the Kids was the defining movie of my childhood
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Yep. Another reason why Honey, I Shrunk the Kids was the defining movie of my childhood
if you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
if you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
