2011
-
Patty Wetli: The Last Book I Loved, Watership Down
I’d always assumed, mistakenly it turns out, that the book was about a sunken boat, with a vague notion that it maybe also had something to do with World War II.
-
I am a Japanese Writer
With wit and insight, Dany Laferriere, the Haitian-Canadian novelist, explores national identity and cultural authenticity in his latest book, I Am a Japanese Writer.
-
The National Poetry Month Project
This is the third year that The Rumpus has celebrated National Poetry Month by running a new, previously-unpublished poem every day for the month. Here’s a link to last year’s collection. We’ve solicited poems from a wide range of poets…
-
Notable New York, This Week 5/02-5/08
This week in New York Ai Weiwei’s public art installation debuts at Central Park; a talk on manga and graphic novels at The Japan Society; Kathryn Harrison, author of The Kiss at Housing Works; NOON spring issue launch party; Willow…
-
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
It’s a Monday so I can link to things like baby aardvarks and Werner Herzog voiceovers to get you through the day. I really hope the Finger-nose stylus takes off. In Portland, bikes are more important than money. It is…
-
National Poetry Month, Day 32: “Sacrament” by Tracy K Smith
Our National Poetry Month project comes to an end two days after the end of the month, but we close with a special treat–a poem from the next book selection by the Rumpus Poetry Book Club, Life On Mars by…
-
It Gets You Through: The Rumpus Interview with Edward P. Jones
I think that if the art is not made then the world will go on, but once the art is created, it sort of connects you with just about everybody else who’s around.
-
Theater-Wise: A Very Short Q&A With Niki Selken from Ko Labs
A couple days ago, I saw this short blog post in Publishers’ Weekly that asked whether writers could make more money by putting on literary performances than by selling books (short answer: no.) This dismissal seemed premature to me. I…
-
“Dear Exclamation Point”
“I’m sorry, but it even makes me a little uncomfortable to see other people using you. I don’t like the idea of your hand in someone else’s pants.” At PANK, Brandi Wells writes a story in the form of a…
-
If Ikea Is Prose …
“(T)he erosion of the poetic is one of the ramifications of the franchise, whether it’s a furniture outlet or a fast food chain.” — Vincent Czyz at The Boston Review looks at an old proposed Ikea in New Rochelle and…
-
“Literary Whoring”
“…whenever I have a new book about to come out, I have to shake the unpleasant sensation that there is something unseemly about my own clamor for attention. Peddling my work like a Viagra salesman still feels at odds with the…