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Celebrating Eid in Trump’s America
It seems when our dialogue loses nuance, society in turn loses its mind.
Why We Chose Katie Ford’s If You Have to Go for the Rumpus Poetry Book Club
A look at July's Poetry Book Club selection. Subscribe today!
Blending Out: Oceanic by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Despite its title, Oceanic is much more than a love letter to the ocean.
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
We are making all animals nocturnal, so that’s cool! Time to listen to some narwhals everybody. Very old frogs. I live for California novelty architecture. 30 years of photographing 36…
Something Truer Than True: Talking with Kelly O’Connor McNees
Kelly O’Connor McNees discusses her new novel, Undiscovered Country, the timeliness of its story, and the genre of historical fiction.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #140: Alicia Kopf
“We need narrative patterns to understand reality.”
How I Learned to Hope Again
And in order to hope, I have to once more believe—in the midst of unrelenting dark—that light exists even if I cannot see it.
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
I was feeling upset that my city didn’t elect the most progressive democrat mayor, and then I read we are literally building concentration camps and, well, sometimes perspective is necessary.…
Wanted/Needed/Loved: Viv Albertine’s Emotional Investigation
I’ve worked through the pain, and made something useful and creative out of it.
Keep the Kids Reading All Summer with a Special Giveaway!
Don't miss this special Letters for Kids giveaway!
Rumpus Original Fiction: The Lacking World
I acted childishly. But, in my defense, it was childish only if we actually lived in a world where Shakespeare had never existed.