National Poetry Month Day 27: “Aubade With Mosquito Bites” by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Aubade With Mosquito Bites
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Aimee Nezhukumatathil Interview
Over at HTML giant Roxane Gay interviews Aimee Nezhukumatathil, shedding light on the poet’s influences—from the natural world and family, to language, and more. The conversation turns to her third book, Lucky Fish, and the process of assembling a collection of poetry.
...moreNational Poetry Month Day 8: “I Am Six” by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s Lucky Fish was the Rumpus Poetry Book Club selection for December 2010. You can read Camille Dungy’s essay on why she chose Lucky Fish here, and you can read the Poetry Book Club’s chat with her here
I Am Six
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club chats with Aimee Nezhukumatathil about her collection Lucky Fish.
National Poetry Month: Day 31. “Paper Person” by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Paper Person
I trace paper’s origins
to ancient China, where a eunuch
in the Imperial Household collects
wasps. He watches them bounce
against oiled panes of linen, chew