The Rumpus National Poetry Month Project 2020
This April, be inspired, be moved, and celebrate poetry!
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This Week in Indie Bookstores
Indie bookstore news from across the country and around the world!
Voices on Addiction: Katie Calls
I want to respond from my heart—not my anger, my judgment, my desire.
Soft Parts
What appealed to me most about furry culture was how it created a space for softness to be worn on the outside.
The Harder, Truer Thing: Talking with Chelsea Bieker
Chelsea Bieker discusses her debut novel, GODSHOT.
What to Read When You Don’t Know What to Wear
Megan Volpert shares a reading list to celebrate CLOSET CASES.
The Joy of Play: Every Writer Has a Thousand Faces (10th Anniversary Ed.) by David Biespiel
Biespiel offers a number of best practices—not just for writing poems, but for living a creative life.
Subtext Rising to the Surface: A Conversation with Matthew Olzmann
Poet Matthew Olzmann discusses his work with Julie Marie Wade.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Four Poems by Justin Rovillos Monson
Letter / with your body with my body blooming inside.
Congratulations to the 2020 Whiting Award Winners!
The Whiting Awards are given annually to ten emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.