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Play for Camera

I want to tell her that Hunter is Hunter and Daisy is Daisy and both should be allowed to breathe. I want to tell her I know the instinct to split yourself in half, too, that I know the violence required to hold your true self in shadow, that I have another name I only dare whisper.

Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Sarah Fathima Mohammed

Moons empty in the whisper / of space between us. / Mother’s ankles roll into / my calf, brimming with silver, / with sleep. The night is made / of photographs. We sleep over / the prayer rug, woven from / all the daughters that have / pressed their lips to it / and swallowed.

The Woman in My Head: A Conversation with Emily Maloney

There’s a lot of rules or feelings about how writing a book should be, but very little of that actually corresponds with reality.

The Divine Aquatic

After all these years, I know now that what felt like rebirth to me had felt like—had been—near-death for them.

What It Means to be Human: Natashia Deón’s The Perishing

A review of THE PERISHING: "[H]ope keeps you in the ring, pushing off the ropes. Hope keeps you in the fight."

ENOUGH: Girl Power

A Rumpus series of work by women, trans, and nonbinary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.

Letter to a Poet: Matthew Olzmann on Writing Humor & Befriending Whales

Matthew Olzmann: [S]uddenly the poem becomes this meditation on mortality, but at no point do you think, “Oh my gosh, Yusef, why is he talking to a maggot or how does he know this maggot? Or what kind of relationship do they have?”

Sketch Book Reviews: Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad

An illustrated review of Suleika Jaouad’s new book, BETWEEN TWO KINGDOMS.

Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Alexa Patrick

The first boy to call me beautiful / had hair like a waving fist, walked / down the hallway, radius of curl / beckoning white hands that he’d / allow, though, I’d watch a little / light in him dim to tar.

The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Gabrielle Civil

Gabrielle Civil discusses her new collection, THE DÉJÀ VU.

Celebrate Everything: A Conversation with Kim Fu

An interview with Kim Fu about writing the collection Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century.

A Palimpsest of Art and Memory: Pollak’s Arm by Hans von Trotha

Jean Huets reviews Hans von Trotha's historical novel, Pollak's Arm.

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