Read Features & Reviews Poetry Reviews What It Means to Be Human: The Moon is Almost Full by Chana Bloch Julie R. EnszerDecember 15, 2017 These poems are equal to the task of navigating illness and death, while celebrating the life that remains the morning after.Read
Read Features & Reviews Poetry Rumpus Original Looking for Ghosts: A Conversation with John Freeman Alex DuebenDecember 15, 2017 John Freeman discusses his debut collection of poetry, Maps, displacement, empathy, and trying to find a way forward in the nation and the world.Read
Read Features & Reviews Mini-Interviews The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #114: Chelsea Martin Rebecca SchuhDecember 14, 2017 "I think time is really undervalued by people who come from money because they just have the time."Read
Read Allyson McCabe Music Rumpus Original Wanted/Needed/Loved: Perfume Genius’s Winky Boots Allyson McCabe and Esme BlegvadDecember 14, 2017 Music freed me up in a lot of ways, including helping me to develop a sense of style.Read
Read Fiction Rumpus Original Rumpus Original Fiction: Seasonal Work Laura LippmanDecember 13, 2017 [T]he thing about Gary was that he could believe what he needed to believed when he needed to believe it. So, technically, he never lied.Read
Read Features & Reviews Poetry Rumpus Original Carving Out Enough Space on the Cloud: Talking with Hanif Abdurraqib Mairead CaseDecember 13, 2017 Hanif Abdurraqib discusses They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us, honoring survival by showing up, and refusing to be governed by genre.Read
Read ENOUGH Politics Rumpus Original Sex ENOUGH: Let’s Dispense with Brave The RumpusDecember 12, 2017 A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence. Read
Read Book Club Blog Features & Reviews Poetry Rumpus Original The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Barbara Jane Reyes The Rumpus Book ClubDecember 12, 2017 Barbara Jane Reyes discusses her new collection Invocation to Daughters, poly-vocality in poetry, and the importance of centering women's voices.Read
Read Marissa Korbel Rumpus Original The Thread: Ways of Being Seen Marissa KorbelDecember 12, 2017 Can you see it now? Is the image different in your mind yet? A thing you can’t unsee.Read
Book Club Blog What We’re Reading in January! The Rumpus Book ClubDecember 11, 2017 Find out what The Rumpus Book Club is reading in January!Read
Read Features & Reviews Mini-Interviews The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #113: Tom Stern Pamela RibonDecember 7, 2017 "[T]his admittedly bizarre idea just came into focus for me that Walter was actually pregnant with his own twin brother who would be obsessed with getting his MBA."Read
Read Features & Reviews Poetry Rumpus Original Barbara Berman’s 2017 Holiday Poetry Shout-Out Barbara BermanDecember 7, 2017 It's the most wonderful time of the year! Barbara Berman offers gift recommendations for the poets on your holiday shopping list.Read