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Marisa Siegel

Marisa Siegel holds an MFA from Mills College in Oakland, CA. Her essay “Inherited Anger” appears in the anthology Burn It Down and her poetry chapbook Fixed Stars is out now from Burrow Press. She is senior acquiring editor for trade at Northwestern University Press, and editor-at-large for The Rumpus. Find her online at marisasiegel.com.

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Marisa Siegel

Sep 3, 2021

Every Book Is a Bridge

I can’t wait for the stories yet to be told, and am thrilled to help bring you the books that will tell them.
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Marisa Siegel

Apr 1, 2021

The Rumpus National Poetry Month Project 2021

This April, be inspired, be moved, and celebrate poetry!
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Marisa Siegel

Mar 31, 2020

The Rumpus National Poetry Month Project 2020

This April, be inspired, be moved, and celebrate poetry!
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Marisa Siegel

Jan 6, 2020

State of The Rumpus

Together, we will make it through this upcoming year.
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Marisa Siegel

Mar 25, 2019

The Rumpus National Poetry Month Project 2019

Be inspired, be moved, and celebrate poetry!
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Marisa Siegel

Jan 9, 2019

State of The Rumpus

We are here because of you.
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Marisa Siegel

Oct 12, 2018

We Stand with Moira Donegan

I, and The Rumpus, stand firmly with Moira Donegan.
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Marisa Siegel

Sep 26, 2018

Firsthand

It is exhausting to be a woman.
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Marisa Siegel

Apr 24, 2018

Independent Bookstore Day: Q&A with Celeste Ng

To help kick off the celebrations, we have an exclusive Q&A with Celeste Ng, 2018 National Bookstore Day Ambassador!
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Marisa Siegel

Mar 30, 2018

The Rumpus National Poetry Month Project 2018

Be inspired, be moved, and celebrate poetry!
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Marisa Siegel

Jan 2, 2018

A Year in the Rumpus Matriarchy

I feel ready to double down on the promise of writing, on the power of sharing stories, and on our ability to build bridges with language and knock down walls with words.
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Marisa Siegel

Jan 17, 2017

Big Rumpus News!

Today, I am very excited and more than a little nervous to share with you all that I am the new Editor-in-Chief and owner of The Rumpus.