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Three Collections in Two Volumes by August Kleinzahler
Be stunned by Kleinzahler's poetry in the far ports of your body.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #138: Melissa Broder
"We have what we need inside us already, it's just a question of uncovering it, of remembering who we are again and again."
ENOUGH: Clara, Too
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
Learning to Grow Where Planted: Maggie Smith’s Good Bones
Part of looking closer is seeing what is hard to face, and part of having courage is addressing what seems futile.
My Son’s Tutu
The thing I’ve learned about kids is that you only ever get a glimpse of the grown-up people they’ll become.
The Rumpus Mini-interview Project #137: Aimee Nezhukumatathil
"Admitting a love or joy, or yes, wonder for the natural world is, especially as a woman of color, one of the most vulnerable things we can do."
Voices on Addiction: Spontaneous Combustion
I remember hunger the way other children remember love.
Swinging Modern Sounds #86: Transcendentalism!
The point is not to control the medium, the point is to interact with the medium, to find out what’s natural to it and what’s native to it and work with that, respond to that.
Rumpus Original Fiction: She Hated the Child
She didn’t want anything to change. She understood it would be easier if she loved the child. But she did not want to love it.
ENOUGH: I’m Always Surprised When They Find Me
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Justin Phillip Reed
Justin Phillip Reed on his debut collection, Indecency, why he loves struggling with connotation, and the irresponsibility of American society.