Rumpus Original Poetry: Four Poems by Elizabeth Schmuhl
I am the storm in my front porch and I am moving, / a threat to this home and everything in it.
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2017
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A Magpie for the Lord
What would it be like to not be us? We were trying to figure out so much about the world then, and this is something we could never get to the bottom of.
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Remebering America’s lost buildings. Important Canadian blob news. The secret history of FEMA Here are your Japanese beauty parlor and barbershop pictures for the day. Don’t worry, we found the…
Transgressive and Unruly Women: Talking with Anne Helen Petersen
Anne Helen Peterson discusses her new book, Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman, her writing process, and academia.
Album of the Week: Nadine Shah’s Holiday Destination
"The fact that they had no shame in saying that whilst being interviewed, on national television... it really shocked me."
Rumpus Exclusive: “Goldhawk”
In the last moment, the bird swerved away to the right. It soared high, wheeled in a circle, and dove again. This time, it pulled itself directly upward. Gold plumes flashed as it rose, wings churning as it turned.
Notable Philadelphia: 9/5–9/11
Literary events and readings in and around Philadelphia this week!
This Week in Indie Bookstores
Indie bookstore news from across the country and around the world!
Gentrification Looks Like Us: Making Rent in Bed-Stuy by Brandon Harris
Harris thoughtfully examines what happens when privilege and lack of privilege are forced to coexist in the same neighborhood—and, occasionally, in the same apartment.
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
If DACA actually ends today, here’s what the recipients need to know. On the archaeology of space junk. Whatever happened to speculation in architecture? (Really great and important illustrations here.)…
Spotlight: “Senator” by Lauren Haldeman
How much clarity do we have in our understanding of reality? What faults exist in our perception of the world?