A Productive Tension Between Grief and Beauty: A Conversation with Emily Jungmin Yoon
I think as a poet overall, I’ve come to really picture specific people when I write, regardless of what the poem is about.
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What to Read When You Don’t Want to Write
Writing is a solitary venture that can get very lonely. I like having the presence of other writers around and just thinking about writing can generate a spark.
We Are More: Two Poems by Nur Turkmani
Some afternoons are soft / this way. We miss them as they are happening. / How did we begin to cry?
Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by P. Scott Cunningham
I love to yuck a yum, if it can be done safely / and in communion with someone I love.
My Therapist Prescribed Me Dedicated Poetry Practice: A Conversation with Delilah McCrea
Being trans demands, for me, that I deconstruct that constructed world, and that opens up to a more magical one.
Moving the Dialogue Forward: Jerald Walker’s Magically Black and Other Essays
Idiosyncratic and smart, MAGICALLY BLACK moves the dialog forward.
Rumpus Original Fiction: Nocturnal
There is, however, an urgency. And, urgently, she tells you stories.
A Good Question is a Risk: A Conversation with Emmalea Russo
Art doesn’t have an obligation to comfort, affirm, make us feel fuzzy. The question is, how do we respond and react?
