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Rumpus Book ClubThe Rumpus Poetry Book Club
Because our book club has been so much fun, and because we also love poetry and think people should read more poetry, we are starting a Rumpus Poetry Book Club.
How it works: Exactly the same as our regular book club, but a little cheaper because most of the books are expected to be paperbacks, though a lot of them will probably be hardcover as well. So it’s $22 a month for domestic or $33 for international. You can sign up for both the poetry book club and the regular book club for $42 a month or $63 a month for both international.
- Domestic ($25)
- International ($35)
- Poetry Domestic ($22)
- Poetry International ($33)
- Book and Poetry Domestic ($42)
- Book and Poetry International ($63)
- Mystery Subscription, Domestic ($18)
- Mystery Subscription, International ($26)
- Letters In The Mail (Domestic) ($5)
- Letters In The Mail (International) ($10)
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Every month a forthcoming poetry book will be chosen by a member of our poetry advisory board: Brian Spears, Camille Dungy, Gabrielle Calvocoressi (more information on the advisory board here). Some times we’ll let a special guest choose a book. The chooser of the book will write a post about why they picked this specific book and host that month’s online discussion with the book club and the author. To see what one of those discussions look like go here. We’ll publish an edited version of the discussion on The Rumpus, something like this.
Books will ship to members roughly a month before the publication date. International members will get their books shipped using international priority mail, which is expensive, but the only way to get you the book in a timely fashion.
You can write a review of the book and we’ll run the best written review(s) on the website. You don’t have to participate in the discussion or review the book, you could just subscribe to receive a new, unpublished poetry book every month.
We’re going to try to only read good books. Of course, all creative writing is subjective. But if we choose a poetry book it’s because we believe it’s really good. We’ll often have to chose between several really good poetry books, but there’s no way around that.
Hope you can join us in this. Our first month with the book club was so fun and we just want to keep going with it, and we want to include the poets.
June 30th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
Another thing to add to my monthly budget. This is a great idea.
June 30th, 2010 at 8:38 pm
You won’t regret it!
June 30th, 2010 at 10:21 pm
On it. This is amazing.
July 1st, 2010 at 5:01 am
I may be in debt, but what’s another $20 a month for intellectual stimulation?
July 1st, 2010 at 8:16 am
Intellectual stimulation: a deal at any price.
July 1st, 2010 at 9:29 am
Subscription must have.
July 1st, 2010 at 11:55 am
This is a great idea and spmething I haven’t seen before (a poetry bookclub). Worth bringing lunch a few times to pay for.
July 1st, 2010 at 3:22 pm
Uh oh. This I gotta do. $20 a month for poetry during the worst economic downturn in generations. Yeah! Actually, it makes all the sense in the world.
Thank you, Rumpus, for helping me keep my priorities straight.
July 1st, 2010 at 7:21 pm
Thank you Sarah!
July 3rd, 2010 at 2:22 pm
Argh, out of work and already part of the Rumpus book club…but I cannot resist….
July 9th, 2010 at 11:56 am
starts looking under sofa cushions for spare change…
July 13th, 2010 at 8:05 pm
Goodbye $20 budget for knitting, hello $20 budget for poetry.
July 27th, 2010 at 8:22 pm
rough months ahead.
August 13th, 2010 at 10:05 pm
Hi, this sounds wonderful. There is a poetry book that your readers might like: Scrapbook of Poetry, A collection of 30 poems that allows for the reader to paste photos beside the poetry. The author’s web-site is, pagesbycrystal.weebly.com
August 23rd, 2010 at 7:15 am
I am _so_ interested in doing this. Sure it costs money, but it also takes up time, and time is money, or negative money. You can invoke the Black-Scholes formula and show this, I’m pretty sure. Or you can think of it this way: if I spend money in this way, I am reducing the amount of money I spend in other ways. I am also reducing the amount of money I will earn in the future, because when I read poetry I am not learning what I’m supposed to learn to keep my professional credentials current and stay productive. If enough people do that, and they are, I think, you can kiss Social Security goodbye.
August 24th, 2010 at 8:03 pm
Cool idea. I just signed up.
August 31st, 2010 at 5:13 pm
I think this will be one of the best ways to spend $20/month! Much love to Tayari Jones for turning her followers onto this site! I received my copy of The Cloud Corporation in the mail today, can’t wait to dig in!
September 2nd, 2010 at 7:20 pm
Just got my copy of the Cloud Corporation. So pumped. Really enjoyed the half I’ve read so far.
September 15th, 2010 at 7:12 am
Can join anytime, yes?
Need this like macaroni needs cheese. Cover me oh poetry with oil and shiny protection.
But really please have words so small. Small enough, and moments minute and particular enough to fit into my hair follicles my tear ducts my alveoli and land and lay eggs like seeds. Like f-ing pralines.
That and combat the spreadsheets and the dishpans and the newspapers.
Thanks for being the coolest thing that I have seen in a while. For being something that makes me want to join something.
September 16th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
If I subscribe now, which book will I be sent first? Cloud Corporation looks great. Has it already been discussed? I am jumping on the “I will be so poor but this is great and I need to do it” bandwagon.
September 16th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
Do it! You’ll have to ask Isaac about Cloud Corporation – isaac AT therumpus.net.
September 28th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
Hi, wait, um, can you clarify something: International shipping is billed on top of the monthly rate? If I subscribed to both, would they be shipped together or one at a time?
September 28th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
Most likely they’d be shipped separately. But we did just add a discount for international subscribers who subscribe to both the regular book club and poetry book club.
October 3rd, 2010 at 6:20 pm
Just signed up for the poetry book club. What a great idea. To paraphrase the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, poetry will get you through a time of no money better than money will get you through a time of no poetry.
October 3rd, 2010 at 7:52 pm
I love the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers!!!
October 8th, 2010 at 7:55 am
I just joined. Will I still get the October book?
October 24th, 2010 at 11:57 am
any chance of having monthy meetings to discuss the poetry in person?
October 24th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
Not likely, given that we’re spread out all over the place. Though if you want to organize something personally via the google group and can convince people to meet up, I have no objection.
November 11th, 2010 at 6:53 pm
Just signed up how do I get on the google group?
November 16th, 2010 at 2:21 pm
is it too late to get the november book?
November 16th, 2010 at 4:45 pm
Adrienne: I just sent you an email regarding your question.
Nina: I sent you a welcome email that has directions in it. Please let me know if you didn’t receive it (Isaac AT therumpus.net)
December 5th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
Is this still going on? I haven’t received anything in a couple of months but I think my card is still being charged.
January 16th, 2011 at 4:28 pm
Please let me know if this is still going on, because I want to sign up! Love it!
February 12th, 2011 at 5:38 am
I remember asking Small Press Distro if they could put together something like this awhile back. I’m late to the party, but thrilled to hear about this program!
March 18th, 2011 at 5:54 am
How do we know what books will be selected?
March 18th, 2011 at 6:23 am
We announce them as we make our decisions, Kyle. They’re always books that haven’t come out yet, so we’re rarely more than a couple of months ahead of the game.
April 7th, 2011 at 10:42 am
I’m so excited to do this the moment I have an address. The moment!
May 16th, 2011 at 8:58 pm
Recently a poetry book has been published”SOULFUL POEMS” work of our late son Tony Petrossian,you may like to know more about the book, please contact,
alecpetrossian@yahoo.com or his web. http://www.tonyremembrered.com
Sincerely.
Alec.
February 19th, 2012 at 11:42 am
I lOVE poetry. Period. That’s all I have to say.
April 9th, 2012 at 2:36 pm
I love th books. Sadly I need hand-holding to figure out how to get to the monthly discussion. I get the digest from google groups but I cant figure out the Coveritlive or whatever it is. I made a free account, but can somebody help me before I miss another discussion? Luddite, I, still write drafts on yellow tablets. creeped out by facebook.
Forever grateful, I.