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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.
Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears
Have I ever mentioned how much I hate having to clear the cache? Maybe this time I’ll get better about bookmarking sites. Karin Slaughter has concerns about how e-books will…
Science Saturday
Want to see two icebergs collide? Of course you do. A new study suggests that even the equator was covered with ice at one point. Is culture as a part…
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…
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…
Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears
Here’s a light-hearted start to the night–a cat decides a poetry video has to be stopped. A musing on poems with dates in the titles. Joshua Corey also responds to…
The New Math Doesn’t Really Work
What does one do with an essay like the one David Alpaugh penned for the Chronicle of Higher Education on the current state of poetry publication? As an editor who…
Science Saturday
Wired Science interviews Sean Carroll about the nature of time. Crocodiles may have been feasting for hominids for nearly 2 million years. Sushi in space. Probably not the freshest. See…
Pets are Cargo, not Passengers
I’ll probably piss some people off with this post, but I feel I have to say something. A friend of mine found herself on a flight to Houston yesterday with…
Saturday Morning Links
Morning everyone! Let’s see what the internet fairy left under my laptop today. Dan Ariely finds a new placebo. The sharks in Dubai are planning their escape…and revenge. Adrian Johns…
The LA Times Book Awards
The LA Times has announced the finalists for their book awards, and we’re pleased that we’ve reviewed a number of them here at The Rumpus. I’m particularly proud that we…
Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears
I’m always interested in new and engaging ways to bring writing to people, so with that in mind, Diagram’s 10th Anniversary issue is out–well, it’s not an issue, exactly. It’s…