Dispatch from the Carnival #5: Instructions for Losing Your Head
Know that you will be whole only when you run behind the curtain to slide yourself between the wooden planks of the next box, only when nobody is looking at you.
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The Glory Gets by Honorée Jeffers
Barbara Berman reviews Honorée Jeffers's The Glory Gets today in Rumpus Poetry.
Creature Feature by Ruth Foley
Jennifer MacBain-Stephens reviews Ruth Foley's Creature Feature today in Rumpus Poetry.
David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: From the Earth to the Stars Part One
When you're a diver, you're only a tourist of the air.
Rumpus Original Fiction: Grow
I look like springtime, everyone agrees. Soon I’ve added a pair of gloves, brand new, but stomped in the dirt for authenticity’s sake.
Wanted/Needed/Loved: Sonny Smith’s Skate Zine
In one way or another we all tell stories to ourselves about who we are.
Next Letter in the Mail: Dan Shewan
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Dan Shewan! Dan writes about courage and about how we need to remind ourselves of those everyday…
“I Want to Meet Poets”: My Search for Partners in Verse
A poetic friendship, a good one, is hardly ever something that requires a group.
Next Letter for Kids: Madelyn Rosenberg
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Madelyn Rosenberg! Madelyn writes to us about all the things she wanted to be before becoming a writer, including a rock star! Don’t miss out on…
Barbara Berman’s 2015 Holiday Poetry Shout-Out
Barbara Berman offers some gift suggestions for the poetry lovers in your life. Or just for you. Treat yourself!
Next Letter for Kids: Lou Anders
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Lou Anders! Lou writes to us about his love of maps of imaginary places and how they make those places real. He’s included…
Voyage of the Sable Venus and Other Poems by Robin Coste Lewis
Diana Arterian reviews Robin Coste Lewis's Voyage of the Sable Venus today in Rumpus Poetry.