Blogs
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Winshen Liu
Grief is the Easter Moon lily that blooms in / an empty room. It is not the canyon / glowing, like the inside of a persimmon torn / open by thumbs, but all of the hours, and / only ever…
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Slime
The slime problem had hatched when her daughter’s first grade class learned how to make putty they took home in plastic eggs.
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From the Archives: “After the Plantation Fire,” a Rumpus Original Poem by Traci Brimhall
I’ve made the choice // between brushing flies from a child’s eyes or digging / a grave deeper. It’s easier than you’d think.
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RUMPUS POETRY BOOK CLUB EXCERPT: SAGITTARIUS by Megan Fernandes
The June 2023 Rumpus Poetry Book Club selection is Megan Fernandes’ I DO EVERYTHING I’M TOLD. Subscribe by May 15 to the Poetry Book Club to receive this title and an invitation to an exclusive conversation with the author via…
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From the Archives: Rumpus Original Fiction: Lera
You keep the edge of your love sharp, a knife, so that those close to you know to handle it carefully. You think you’ve done it and then you discover that you’ve been endangering yourself to everybody you meet all…
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Broadening the Scope of the Environmental Canon: An Interview with Camille T. Dungy
Some books defy categories. Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden (Simon & Schuster, 2023) by poet Camille T. Dungy pushes the limits of what readers might expect from any genre. Is it memoir or environmental literature?The book covers…
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National Poetry Month Day 30: Joshua Aiken
Celebrate National Poetry Month with new poems daily, featuring a variety of voices and perspectives in contemporary poetry.
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National Poetry Month Day 29: Nicole Sealey
Celebrate National Poetry Month with new poems daily, featuring a variety of voices and perspectives in contemporary poetry.
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National Poetry Month Day 28: Tarik Dobbs
Celebrate National Poetry Month with new poems daily, featuring a variety of voices and perspectives in contemporary poetry.
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National Poetry Month Day 27: Brandy Nālani McDougall
Celebrate National Poetry Month with new poems daily, featuring a variety of voices and perspectives in contemporary poetry.
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National Poetry Month Day 26: Aaron Coleman
Celebrate National Poetry Month with new poems daily, featuring a variety of voices and perspectives in contemporary poetry.
