FUNNY WOMEN #141: How to Write about Eastern Europe
Use words like “nostalgia,” “paranoia,” and “amnesia” liberally.
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The Sunday Rumpus Interview: Janine Joseph
The day the manuscript became Driving without a License was the day I said “yes” to the truth of my own life and coming-of-age experience as an undocumented immigrant.
To The Left of Time by Thomas Lux
Jeff Lennon reviews Thomas Lux's To the Left of Time today in Rumpus Poetry.
On Loving a Saudi Girl by Carina Yun
Siham Karami reviews Carina Yun's On Loving a Saudi Girl today in Rumpus Poetry.
Wanted/Needed/Loved: Mike Adams’s Uncompromising Taste
This stuff is my favorite drink in the world, but there’s a lot more to it than that.
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Solmaz Sharif
Solmaz Sharif discusses her new collection Look, the difference between nearness and similarity, and the level of ownership we have over stories.
Next Letter in the Mail: Ben Fama
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Ben Fama! Ben writes about the release of his 2015 poetry collection, Fantasy, a hot summer spent with…
Next Letter for Kids: Melanie Conklin
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Melanie Conklin! Melanie writes about how she had a hard time as a kid figuring out how to make friends and wants to ask…
UNION: 50 Years of Writing from Singapore and 15 Years of Drunken Boat Edited by Alvin Pang and Ravi Shankar
Linda Ashok reviews UNION: 50 Years of Writing from Singapore and 15 Years of Drunken Boat today in Rumpus Poetry.
Podcatcher #3: Poetry Jawns
Emma Sanders and Alina Pleskova charm us with their affection for each other, DIY ethos, and belief on Poetry Jawns, what matters is the work.
The Saturday Rumpus Interview: Keith Newton
What’s interesting, of course, is how modern life could easily be seen in the opposite way—as an ever-expanding domain of individuality and self-expression.
Voices on Addiction: Too Much Hope
I wanted more time with him, but I didn’t want to hope. Too much hope will mess you up.