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Would you like to write (about poetry) for The Rumpus?
Of course you would. Who wouldn’t? Tell us about the last poem or book of poetry you loved, no length requirements. The best will be published right here in the blog. Send your entries to poetry-at-therumpus-dot-net Also, if you’re interested…
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Saturday Morning Links
Since the Oscars have killed what little integrity they had by doubling the field for Best Picture, why shouldn’t they add a category for best cameo appearance? Stan Lee makes the case for it, though I’m a little disappointed he…
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DIY Lit
As the term “self-publishing” became more common in the vernacular, the prospect of DIY literature was seen as godsend, bridging the gap between writer and reader, creating a corporate publisher-free utopia. And yet in her article “Self-Publishing, Author Services Open…
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The Joys Of Artists’ Television Access
I’ve been regularly attending events and film screenings at Artists’ Television Access on Valencia Street in San Francisco for almost a year now. I’ve gone as both volunteer and audience member, in the company of wily friends or in my own, often…
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The Rumpus and McSweeney’s Proudly Present:
March 8th at The Makeout Room in San Francisco, 3225 22nd Street, 7pm. Get Advance Tickets! Click Here! Featuring authors Jesse Nathan, Jami Attenberg, Mark Morford, and Gerard Jones! With Performances by Chicken John and comedian Nato Green. Music by…
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Chabon on the Bay
“WSJ: Which local writers are overrated?” “Mr. Chabon: Just me.” Michael Chabon shares his thoughts on the Bay Area literary scene with the The Wall Street Journal.
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The Don of Ghaz Main
A child in Iraq shows off his dance skills and then defends his friend from candy thieves. Filmed by U.S. soldiers in 2008.
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Stein Goes to Paris
Lorin Stein, formerly of Farrar, Straus & Giroux, has been named editor of the Paris Review.
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Resident Bohemians: Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen
THE POET AND THE LADY OF THE CANYON In 1967, two young Canadian songwriters met at songwriter’s workshop at the Newport Folk Festival, and had a romance. They were both about to become very famous, thanks to Judy Collins, who…
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GENERATION GAP #1: Tomokazu Matsuyama’s Quiet Compass for a Noisy Revolution
One unintended consequence of David Ross’s appearance on the Colbert Report last year has been the misunderstanding of intention.
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Twenty and Bored and Alive
This voice is neither howl, yowl, nor whisper, but something more like a quiet monotone, slightly ironic and yet also depressed, lonely and, at times, compellingly vulnerable.
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Poetry as a Soon-to-Be Bestselling Cure-All
Poetry doesn’t seem to sell, although there are hundreds upon hundreds of poets creating it. I would venture to guess that there are at least twice as many poetry contests out there than fiction contests. Everywhere I turn I see…