FUNNY WOMEN #131: Writing Prompts for Girls and Women
Write a character who can walk home alone at night while feeling unafraid.
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David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: Cornerstones of American Poetry
The only way I can put it is, no American poet I have ever met regardless of disposition or poetics has disliked Frank Stanford’s poems.
Next Letter for Kids: Jim Paillot
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Jim Paillot! Jim writes to us, including drawings, about his cool job creating all kinds of artwork including Scab and his friends for the Secrets…
The Lonely Voice #31: So Long, James Salter
But our bodies and our brains don’t seem designed, ultimately, to cooperate and Salter joins the ranks of the dead where he doesn’t belong.
For Your Safety Please Hold On by Kayla Czaga
Eric Farwell reviews Kayla Czaga's For Your Safety Please Hold On today in Rumpus Poetry.
Make/Work Episode 33: Daniel Baird and Alex Chitty
In episode 33 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with artists Daniel G. Baird and Alex Chitty.
The Logan Notebooks by Rebecca Lindenberg
Jeff Alessandrelli reviews Rebecca Lindenberg's The Logan Notebooks today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Rigoberto González
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club chats with Rigoberto González about his new book Our Lady of the Crossword, cover image censorship, and the BP oil disaster.
SELF-MADE MAN #32: Grief is the Price We Pay for Love
My son, Mom said, even when it must have been so hard for her to rewrite the moment I was born, the one that belonged to her alone.
Letters for Kids Signed Book Giveaway
We’re doing another Letters for Kids giveaway! Win a hardcover edition of the just-released Penny & Jelly: The School Show, signed by author Maria Gianferrari! (Maria also writes our next letter.) Penny &…
My Feelings by Nick Flynn
Lisa Williams reviews Nick Flynn's My Feelings today in Rumpus Poetry.