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Brian Spears
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Brian Spears is Senior Poetry Editor of The Rumpus and the author of A Witness in Exile (Louisiana Literature Press, 2011). His poem “Upon Reading That Andromeda Will One Day Devour Triangulum and Come For Us Next” was featured in Season 9 of Motion Poems.
British Prisoners Take Poetry Seriously
I don’t know what I love most about this story from Britain. British prisoners are outraged because a fellow prisoner won second prize in a poetry contest by entering a…
Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears
I’ve already said this a lot, but it’s April, so expect it a lot more. You can follow our National Poetry Month poem-a-day project by visiting this post every day.…
Great Movie Review? Or Greatest Movie Review Ever?
Denial Depot reviews Jaws from the perspective of a climate change denier. It’s as awesome as you might imagine. Here’s a taste. “Synopsis A group of so-called government funded “experts”…
Here’s How You Answer an FOIA Request
At least, this is how you answer it if you’re a university. Here’s some brief backstory–Wisconsin Republicans want the emails of a University of Wisconsin professor because he wrote a…
Science Saturday
I want to start today’s roundup by noting that doing this the day after April Fools is tough, because scientists have diabolical senses of humor, and I’m not generally smart…
Saturday Morning Links
It’s day two of National Poetry Month, which means it’s day 2 of our poem-a-day project. Today’s poem is from Sandy Longhorn, and you can get to all Rumpus Original…
The Rumpus and Social Networks
Want to keep up with The Rumpus when you’re elsewhere on the internets? I know, you don’t admit to going anywhere else, and we don’t blame you, but if you…
Science Saturday
A new phase of matter? The study that led to the public pressure that made Craigslist shut down its adult services section is apparently really bad science. The RHIC generates…
Saturday Morning Links
Seemingly out of nowhere, a couple of pieces on The Wire, probably my favorite television show ever. The first is in The Threepenny Review, by W. S. DiPiero, a piece…
Libya, Today
Conditions are deteriorating in Misrata. The NY Times is also updating regularly via The Lede. So is The Guardian. I suspect this is the way future newspaper reporting will be…
The News from Libya
A coalition including the US, France, the UK, and Italy has begun air and missile strikes in Libya. President Obama authorized limited military action by US forces, but also said…