The Next Letter in the Mail: Roxane Gay
The next Letter In The Mail, going out this Friday, is from Rumpus essays editor Roxane Gay!
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Letters in the Mail Update
With the ninth month of Letters in the Mail coming to an end, we thought it would be a good time for a recap. Here, in chronological order, are all…
The Next Letter In The Mail: Emily Gould
The next Letter In The Mail, going out early next week, is from Emily Gould.
Announcing Letters for Kids!
This Just In: Announcing Letters For Kids! Letters For Kids is just like Letters In The Mail, except intended for subscribers six and older. We’re helping people appreciate the post office…
A History of Identity
In March 2012, I published a letter as part of a subscription program begun at The Rumpus. The following poem is fashioned from language contained in the responses to that…
The next Letter In The Mail: Matthew Siegel
Our next letter writer is Matthew Siegel, a poet and essay writer living in San Francisco. He was a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University and teaches literature and creative writing…
The Next Letter In The Mail: D. A. Powell
Our next Letter In The Mail, going out later this week, is from poet D. A. Powell!
This Week’s Letter In The Mail: Stephen Elliott
This week’s Letter In The Mail is from Rumpus founding editor Stephen Elliott. Stephen is the author of seven books, including The Adderall Diaries and Happy Baby. His first feature film,…
About Your Letters
I moved to New York the week I turned twenty. I lived on the fifth floor of an East Village walk-up with a boyfriend I was too young to realize…
A Letter to the People Who Wrote Letters to Each Other
A month ago we announced Letters to Each Other, which allowed subscribers to Letters in the Mail to send a one page letter and SASE.
This week’s letter
This week’s Letter In The Mail is from MariNaomi. MariNaomi is the author of the Smoke In Your Eyes comic that appears monthly on The Rumpus. She is the author…
Thoughts on Letters In The Mail
When I saw the words “This week’s Letter In The Mail is from Sari Botton” at the bottom of Wednesday’s Daily Rumpus email from Stephen Elliott, my stomach dropped.