This week, Rumpus books reviewed a collection of poetry by Michael Robins, a novel by Ru Freeman, a book of essays by Kurt Caswell, and the novel Nog by Rudolph Wurlitzer.
We’ve also got an interview with Michael Greenberg and an essay about James Lord.
A Vestige Stirred by Light — A review of The Next Settlement, a poetry collection by Michael Robins. 
A review of An Inside Passage, a collection of essays by Kurt Caswell.
If Only Nothing Would Grow — A review of Nog, a novel by Rudolph Wurlitzer.
A review of A Disobedient Girl, a novel by Ru Freeman.
Be sure not to miss the Rumpus Interview with Michael Greenberg and Julie Greicius’s tribute to James Lord.

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