In the Manner of Water or Light
So many of the voices in Ayiti are trapped in situations that are too difficult to bear, and yet they must.
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Posts by: A Poem I Love
Feminist Non-Fiction Countdown
Ms. Magazine has been counting down the 100 best feminist non-fiction books. The complete compilation—based on reader nominations and voting—reveals a clear favorite: bell hooks has a total of seven books, including three in the top ten and the number one pick.
...moreComics Journal Talks with Jesse Moynihan
“Of course that stuff isn’t strictly autobiographical. Some of it comes from daydreams, long showers, running, and the desire to write funny gags. A lot of times I will sit in a chair and stare at the wall. I let my mind go blank and whatever pops in first, I’ll try to explore and see […]
...moreErin Fleming: The Last Book I Loved, Cassandra at the Wedding
I left Cassandra at the Wedding tearily hopeful and good and chastised. I say left, but mean emerged from, because Cassandra is as much a spell or an ocean as it is a book, with an inexorable pull and terrible consequences.
...moreJoey Nicoletti: A Poem I Love
I am smitten with Milton Kessler’s “Comma of God.” It’s a poem of great texture: a prayer, a chant, an adroit benediction. Perhaps most of all, it’s a testament to a fully lived life; an edifice of gratitude for having survived the business of going about one’s business with humility and strength. From the sheer […]
...moreAmy Letter: A Poem I Love
The last poem I loved is “Strongly Scented Sonnet” by Rhoda Janzen. It’s vivid and perverse, a bit disgusting, yet the most palpably romantic poem I have ever read. A woman, for her lover, tucks an apple into “the nest / of hair beneath her arm, a scent like cheese / extruding musky fragrances when […]
...moreShara Lessley: A Poem I Love
Editors Note: In honor of National Poetry Month, The Rumpus has asked writers to provide us with poems they love, and the reasons why. We’re also including links to these poems in their entirety. We’ll be doing this all month. Steve Scafidi: “For the Eighth Annual Celebration of St. Cecilia, the Patron Saint of Music, […]
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