2011
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The Rumpus Sunday Book Blog Roundup
Sara Sheridan at The Guardian on “why writers must embrace social media.” Here’s an essay on Blood Meridian and what it might have to tell us about video games. (via) Did Rick Santorum accidentally rip off his slogan from Langston…
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The Rumpus Books Sunday Supplement
Sundays’ the day to catch up with what Rumpus Books published this week. Lots of links to our reviews, essays and interviews below the fold.
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National Poetry Month, Day 17: “Ode to Government Cheese” by Oscar Bermeo
Ode to Government Cheese The streets are alive with your radioactive smile, your distinct glow, not quite pumpkin, not quite squash, not quite orange; no, not anything organic.
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Science Saturday
I saw the Space Shuttle Enterprise in person in 1984 at the New Orleans World’s Fair. I only saw the outside, but for a 12 year old who’d grown up loving rockets, it was a huge thrill. Now the Space…
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Saturday Morning Links
Poet Dean Young, the author of the Rumpus Poetry Book Club selection for April Fall HIgher, has apparently had successful heart transplant surgery. We wish him all the best and hope for a quick recovery. With that in mind, here’s…
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National Poetry Month, Day 16: “Missed Connection” by Kelli Russell Agodon
Missed Connection You: Bartender at the left wing bar, sleeves rolled up, preaching happiness, Fredrich Nietzsche. Small scar across your chin. We high-fived, nodded about get-out-the-vote rallies, about Gore, Clinton, and Obama.
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We All Feel Suspended: Book Club Round-Up
Dean Young is one of the freshest, boldest, most confident poets out there; his poems’ structures are completely unique, often winding out of control before settling into moments of recognition and revelation. We all feel/suspended over a drop into nothingness./Once…
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Erin Rose’s Tech Links
The White House releases its plan to create trusted identification systems for the Web. Apple’s being hit with a class-action lawsuit that alleges its app structure makes it too easy for children to rack up charges in games without realizing…
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Back into the Frey
Vice has posted an excerpt from James Frey’s forthcoming book, The Final Testament of the Holy Bible.”
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WHERE I WRITE #6: Blood Red Desk
The top of the desk is blood. I mean red—dark red. But blood is my favorite color.
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Lucky San Francisco
Comedian and Rumpus contributor Kyle Kinane (who Zak Smith calls “the best comedian I’ve ever seen”) will be performing at the Punchline in San Francisco this weekend. If you live in the Bay Area, don’t miss out. Click here for…