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Read Features & Reviews Mini-Interviews Poetry The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #128: Dunya Mikhail Emily RobbinsMarch 22, 2018 "All art is somehow a kind of witness, whether to beauty or to anything else."Read
Read Rumpus Original TORCH TORCH: The Reunion Natasha Riddle RomeroMarch 22, 2018 He was and still is a stranger, uninhabitable and distant like a whisper in a language I don't quite understand.Read
Read Poems Poetry Rumpus Original Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Safia Elhillo Safia ElhilloMarch 22, 2018 with my teeth i understand my lover’s waist / we worship at each other’s throats / i am not afraid of men only of forgivingRead
Read Book Club Blog Features & Reviews Rumpus Original The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Jesse Ball The Rumpus Book ClubMarch 21, 2018 Jesse Ball discusses his new novel, Census, the inherent sinister nature of institutions, and creating imaginary authors.Read
Read Letters Blog Next Letter for Kids: Tracey Baptiste The RumpusMarch 21, 2018 Our next Letter for Kids comes from acclaimed author Tracey Baptiste! Read
Read Features & Reviews Poetry Rumpus Original It’s All about Positionality: Talking with Kayleb Rae Candrilli Stephanie TrottMarch 21, 2018 Kayleb Rae Candrilli discusses their debut collection, What Runs Over, reclaiming memory through poetry, and the political act of being happy.Read
Read ENOUGH Politics Rumpus Original Sex ENOUGH: To Be Believed The RumpusMarch 20, 2018 A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.Read
Read Letters Blog Next Letter in the Mail: Yoojin Grace Wuertz The RumpusMarch 19, 2018 Don't miss Yoojin Grace Wuertz's Letter in the Mail!Read
Read Last Book I Loved Poetry Rumpus Original The Last Poem I Loved: The Waste Land Emily FrisellaMarch 19, 2018 It is March, almost April, and the year feels like a spool of days spliced out of order, leaping treacherously from sun to ice to sun to rain to snow.Read
Read ENOUGH Announcing Rolling Submissions for ENOUGH The RumpusMarch 19, 2018 We're reopening submissions for ENOUGH!Read