Bones of Buried Kings
What makes a body violable? This jaw, a piece of evidence. This body, the remains of a life.
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Mai Der Vang discusses her new poetry collection, YELLOW RAIN.
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A Multi-Modal Study of Exquisite Blackness: Krista Franklin’s Too Much Midnight
In Franklin’s telling, we are not just born, but fervent in our existence.
The Idiosyncrasies of Aging: Talking with Ali Solomon
Ali Solomon discusses her new book, I AM WHY DO I NEED VENMO? YEARS OLD.
Tracing the Wolf
To brand myself with something I feared and sought to subdue seemed like a reclamation.
Next Letter in the Mail: Kristen Millares Young
Our next Letter in the Mail is from Kristen Millares Young!
Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by KB Kinkel
You’ve done this before, you know. In so many bodies.