The Rumpus Interview with Laura Mullen
Acclaimed poet and writer Laura Mullen talks about her new book, Complicated Grief, obsession, germ theory, and exposing the arbitrary and superficial protections that have failed us.
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Next Letter for Kids: Tracy Holczer
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Tracy Holczer! Tracy writes a letter that is only allowed to be read by hooligans! That’s because she shares with you her first…
Poetry As Enchantment by Dana Gioia
Barbara Berman reviews Dana Gioia's Poetry As Enchantment today in Rumpus Poetry.
David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: Defeat
It never occurred to me to try to write poems without the guidance of other poets and poems.
Next Letter in the Mail: Ben Tanzer
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Ben Tanzer! Ben writes a very funny letter in an attempt to woo one of you to…
Ventriloquy by Athena Kildegaard
Wendy Chin-Tanner reviews Athena Kildegaard's Ventriloquy today in Rumpus Poetry.
Drink by Laura Madeline Wiseman
Christopher David Hopkins reviews Laura Madeline Wiseman's Drink today in Rumpus Poetry.
Listening to Tao Yuan Ming by Dennis Maloney
Julie Marie Wade reviews Dennis Maloney's Listening to Tao Yuan Ming today in Rumpus Poetry.
“Throw Something Down Hard Enough, You Discover Its Laws”
Maybe my faith that the profoundest feeling we're offered by art that really hits us deep in is a setting free, a series of screens or horizons obliterated somehow lovingly.
Gotta Go Gotta Flow by Patricia Smith and Michael Abramson
Alicia Swiz reviews Gotta Go Gotta Flow by Patricia Smith and Michael Abramson.
Rumpus Original Fiction: Swans and Other Lies
As she presses against Patterson, she feels her feet softening, losing gravity. He’s embracing her, willing her to disappear, swallowing her.
The Wise and Foolish Builders by Alexandra Teague
Allison Donohue reviews Alexandra Teague's The Wise and Foolish Builders today in Rumpus Poetry.