Next Letter in the Mail: Georgia Bellas
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail from Georgia Bellas! While sitting in an airport drinking a gin and tonic and from the mountains while crickets sing, Georgia…
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SquareRoot of Love: Valentine’s Day in Paris – A WinePoetryFilm Project
Love. Because our collective survival depends on it.
Sunday Rumpus Poetry: Five Poems by Jan-Henry Gray
Dry-mouthed, standing shoulder to shoulder, / They watch the carousel spit out black bags / And mumble "not mine" over and over.
Rumpus Original Fiction: Bob and Dave
The threat of perfunctory conversation looms. Raza reaches for his headphones, but it is too late. The man is already talking to him.
Conversations with Writers Braver Than Me: Jason Diamond
Jason Diamond discusses his memoir Searching for John Hughes, confronting his childhood abuse, avoiding his parents, and writing about all of it.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #70: Jean Conner
Jean Conner was married to Bruce Conner from 1957 until his death in 2008. As a result, she tends to be overshadowed by her husband’s larger than life reputation as…
The Rumpus Interview with Erik Kennedy
Poet Erik Kennedy discusses literary community and his formative years as a young writer in New Jersey, and shares two new prose poems.
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Rosalie Moffett
Rosalie Moffett discusses her new collection June in Eden, writing humor in poetry, using contemporary references, and trying to understand the world.
Voices on Addiction: A Bad Night
Trying to protect him from himself is like trying to protect atmosphere from weather.
Adult Swim by Heather Hartley
Stephanie Papa reviews Heather Hartley's Adult Swim today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #69: Steven Schwartz
Steven Schwartz’s new book, Madagascar: New and Selected Stories, positively aches (often sighs, sometimes chuckles) with wisdom. Steven understands people. He understands why they do what they do, how they…
Call for Submissions: New Rumpus Series on Immigration
TORCH is a series devoted to showcasing personal essays, interviews, and art about immigrant and refugee experiences.