The Conversation: Jeremy Clark and Thiahera Nurse
I’m thinking about the difference between “I stay somewhere” and “I live somewhere.”
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Jennifer Whitaker
Jennifer Whitaker discusses her new collection The Blue Hour, persona poems, the violence in fairy tales, and writing about sexual abuse.
(K)ink: Writing While Deviant: Bruce Owens Grimm
The more secrets I wrote about, the fewer I wanted to keep. And the more secrets I made public through my writing, the more I gained.
The Conversation: Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib and Paul Tran
The sitting down to write, convincing myself that my voice matters, even though there are so many telling me that it doesn’t.
The Conversation: Desiree Bailey and Sean DesVignes
For me, intersectionality is a reality that I can’t escape.
Fish Gotta Swim by Larry Kearney
Patrick James Dunagan reviews Larry Kearney's Fish Gotta Swim today in Rumpus Poetry.
Rumpus Original Fiction: As Soon as I Stop
I feel dizzy, but I've got the donkey's tail in my hand and if I pin it just right, my whole life could change.
The Conversation: Prologue
Dear Reader, For the past year, we, Aziza Barnes and Nabila Lovelace, The Founders of The Conversation, debated how we could create space for folk we love, whose work is critical, in…
VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Desiree Cooper
Desiree Cooper discusses her debut collection of flash fiction, Know the Mother, what mother-writers need, and why motherhood is the only story she’s ever told.
Next Letter for Kids: Rebecca Behrens
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Rebecca Behrens! Rebecca writes to us all about manatees! She also includes photographs and drawings of manatees! She loves them and after reading her letter, you’ll love…
At Night by Lisa Ciccarello
Kent Shaw reviews Lisa Ciccarello's At Night today in Rumpus Poetry.