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National Poetry Month Day 26: Clint Smith

Every year, The Rumpus celebrates National Poetry Month by running new poems from poets we admire. We feature a different poet each day, and aim to illustrate the variety in voices and styles of poetry being written today.

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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Julie Buntin

Julie Buntin discusses her debut novel, Marlena, the writers and books that influenced it, tackling addiction with compassion, and the magic of teenage girls.

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Notable San Francisco

Notable San Francisco: 4/26–5/2

Wednesday 4/26: Notable Spanish writer Andrés Barba is promoting the publication of Lisa Dillman’s translation of his novel Such Small Hands. This translation is the inaugural publication of Transit Books, a…

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This Week in Essays

At Granta, Deepti Kapoor’s observations on traveling the world draw her closer to home. At The Rumpus, Kaylie Jones writes on the ripple effect mental illness has on a family grappling with a loved…

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A Portrait of the Writing Process: Durga Chew-Bose’s Too Much and Not the Mood

Chew-Bose approaches the word essay less as a noun and more as a verb.

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Morning Coffee

Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee

Thirty One years later the lights come back on in Chernobyl (because someone wanted to take pictures). Let’s all explore Bangkok’s very first and unchanged department store. Sometimes life is…

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The Big Idea: Bill McKibben

Journalist and environmental activist Bill McKibben discusses whether our environmental crisis can be improved under our new political administration, climate change denial, and manifestations of resistance.

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National Poetry Month Day 25: Marisa Siegel

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Music

Album of the Week: Harriet Brown’s Contact

Hailing from the Bay Area and now based in Los Angeles, Harriet Brown is the self-proclaimed champion of “romantic funk,” a realm where Prince is king and Sade is queen. His…

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David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: 21 Poems That Shaped America (Pt. 11): “Skinhead”

Using dramatic monologue, Smith unmasks the skinhead’s anger to fend off threats to his way of life.

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Letters Blog

Next Letter for Kids: Michael Hearst (Plus, a Giveaway!)

Released today, Michael Hearst’s Curious Constructions will bring you face-to-face with fifty incredible structures, including: a fire-breathing octopus sculpture; the skateboard ramp you’d need to jump the Great Wall of China; a whole community…

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Notable Philadelphia: 4/25–5/1

Tuesday 4/25: April Sours Bring May Flowers. Sour beer tasting. 7 p.m. at Jose Pistola’s. Yoga in the Park. 12 p.m. at Dilworth Park. Wednesday 4/26: Maggie Nelson reads for…

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