National Poetry Month Day 18: “Skin Like Brick Dust” by Saeed Jones
Welcome to The Rumpus’s National Poetry Month project. We’ll be running a new poem from a different poet each day for the month of April. Skin Like Brick Dust In…
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J.B. Rabin is a writer of essays, literary criticism, and creative nonfiction. Her work has appeared in publications including Harvard Review, Nerve, Bitch, and Natural Home.
National Poetry Month Day 17: “The Robot Scientist’s Daughter [brushes with death]” by Jeannine Hall Gailey
Welcome to The Rumpus’s National Poetry Month project. We’ll be running a new poem from a different poet each day for the month of April. The Robot Scientist’s Daughter [brushes…
National Poetry Month Day 16: “Big Legs On the Bus” by George Ducker
Welcome to The Rumpus’s National Poetry Month project. We’ll be running a new poem from a different poet each day for the month of April. Big Legs on the Bus…
National Poetry Month Day 15: “Alternate Ending: My Grandmother As Gretel” by Kate Schmitt
Welcome to The Rumpus’s National Poetry Month project. We’ll be running a new poem from a different poet each day for the month of April. Alternate Ending: My Grandmother As…
A National Poetry Month Special: “Bones” by Melissa Broder, Illustrated by Paul Tunis
When Paul Tunis emailed me and asked if I'd be interested in looking at a comic he'd drawn in collaboration with the poet Melissa Broder, my answer was an unequivocal yes.
National Poetry Month Day 14: “between the wolf and the dog” by Davis McCombs
Welcome to The Rumpus’s National Poetry Month project. We’ll be running a new poem from a different poet each day for the month of April. between the wolf and the…
National Poetry Month Day 13: “15 Minutes” by Eileen Myles
Welcome to The Rumpus’s National Poetry Month project. We’ll be running a new poem from a different poet each day for the month of April. 15 minutes the beaming sun…
National Poetry Month Day 11: “On Style” by Ruben Quesada
Welcome to The Rumpus’s National Poetry Month project. We’ll be running a new poem from a different poet each day for the month of April. On Style Henri Matisse died…
National Poetry Month Day 10: “The Strangers” by Jennifer Chang
Welcome to The Rumpus’s National Poetry Month project. We’ll be running a new poem from a different poet each day for the month of April. The Strangers 1 Mostly, I…
National Poetry Month Day 9: “I May Have Made Something Up” by Jennifer Perrine
Welcome to The Rumpus’s National Poetry Month project. We’ll be running a new poem from a different poet each day for the month of April. I May Have Made Something…
National Poetry Month Day 8: “Ghosts Keep Us Moving, Stella Said, Think About a Field At Night, How You’re Always” by Christian Anton Gerard
Welcome to The Rumpus’s National Poetry Month project. We’ll be running a new poem from a different poet each day for the month of April. Ghost Keep Us Moving, Stella…
National Poetry Month Day 7: “Do You?” by Sophie Klahr
Welcome to The Rumpus’s National Poetry Month project. We’ll be running a new poem from a different poet each day for the month of April. Do You?