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On Loss of Land and Loss of Girlhood: Taneum Bambrick’s Vantage
Girlhood remains, like the land, a constant site of male fascination, desire, and violence.
What It Means to Be a Human: Talking with Maggie Downs
Maggie Downs discusses her debut memoir, BRAVER THAN YOU THINK.
National Poetry Month Day 30: Oliver Baez Bendorf
We celebrate National Poetry Month with new poems daily, illustrating a variety of voices and perspectives in contemporary poetry.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #215: Traci Brimhall
“Everything in my life is basically a scribble.”
Next Letter in the Mail: Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Our next Letter in the Mail is from Ingrid Rojas Contreras!
Rumpus Original Fiction: Biswell and Hope and the Job, A Story in Five Epiphanies
I’d love to prove that I can sell windows.
National Poetry Month Day 29: Alison C. Rollins
We celebrate National Poetry Month with new poems daily, illustrating a variety of voices and perspectives in contemporary poetry.
The Joypain of Parenting: Lydia Kiesling’s The Golden State
This is both the exercise and exorcism of motherhood.
Something to React To: A Conversation with Ivy Pochoda
Ivy Pochoda discusses her newest novel, THESE WOMEN.
National Poetry Month Day 28: Kathleen Ossip
We celebrate National Poetry Month with new poems daily, illustrating a variety of voices and perspectives in contemporary poetry.