VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Jaquira Díaz
Jaquira Díaz discusses the challenge of writing about family members, her greatest joy as a writer, and her literary role models.
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The Rumpus Interview with Arielle Greenberg
Arielle Greenberg talks about her new collection, Locally Made Panties, the possibility of feminist pornography, and curating her Rumpus column, (K)ink: Writing While Deviant.
Wanted/Needed/Loved: Jad Fair
If you’re doing what makes you happy, it’s easier for you to be happy, and if you’re lucky, to make others happy too.
August in the Rumpus Book Clubs
We’re excited to announce August’s selections for the Rumpus Book Club and Poetry Book Club! In the Book Club, we’ll be reading Michael Helm’s After James, a novel “in three…
Next Letter for Kids: Cylin Busby
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Cylin Busby! Cylin writes to us about her childhood farm and all her barn cats—wow, did she have a lot of cats! And they were the…
Next Letter in the Mail: Anna North
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Anna North! Anna has been inspired to think in lists, and as the end of summer nears, she shares her…
The Saturday Rumpus Interview with Jesse Lee Kercheval
I have learned to put myself, my ego, to one side and truly experience someone else’s poetry.
Voices on Addiction: Mother’s Day
I will always feel a little broken. Intellectually, I know her disease is “not my fault.” But I’m her mother. I will always partially feel the blame.
Podcatcher #4: Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness
Jonathan Van Ness discusses his podcast, Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness, fierceness, curiosity, and hairstyles.
(K)ink: Writing While Deviant: Amber Dawn
What do we as writers tell each other about the intersections of trauma and desire? How do we encourage (or discourage) each other to reveal the power and tensions in those margins?
Ghost/Landscape by Kristina Marie Darling and John Gallaher
Julie Marie Wade reviews Ghost/Landscape by Kristina Marie Darling and John Gallaher today in Rumpus Poetry.
Could You Be Our Assistant Poetry Editor?
The Rumpus is looking for an Assistant Poetry Editor! Gain hands-on knowledge of the editing and publishing processes by working closely with a long-time Rumpus editor, and help to grow our…