Swinging Modern Sounds #66: The Library of Babel
I want to propose a fine recent example of the gesamtkuntsler, the total artist, in Paul de Jong, the cellist, composer, collagist, archivist, and former member of the band The Books.
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Letters for Kids Signed Book Giveaway
We’re doing another Letters for Kids giveaway! Win an awesome hardcover edition of the picture book Odd Duck, Signed by the illustrator (and writer of our next Letter for Kids) Sara Varon! Odd…
Next Letter in the Mail: Rebecca Makkai
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Rebecca Makkai! Rebecca writes a handwritten letter from her home airport O’Hare, sharing with us its secrets. She also…
Next Letter for Kids: Sara Varon
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Sara Varon! Sara writes and illustrates some of the things she sees in her new neighborhood. It’s really cool and fun letter!…
Bone Map by Sara Eliza Johnson
Molly Spencer reviews Sara Eliza Johnson's Bone Map today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Rumpus Late Nite Poetry Show: Cate Marvin
In Episode 11 of The Rumpus Late Nite Poetry Show, Cate Marvin discusses her new collection, Oracle, marsupials, and why she'll never write a prose poem.
The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Colin Winnette
The Rumpus Book Club chats with Colin Winnette about his new novel Haints Stay, writing ambiguity, and playing against the expectations of genre.
A Woman Without a Country by Eavan Boland
Barbara Berman reviews Eavan Boland's A Woman Without a Country today in Rumpus Poetry.
I Was Not Born by Julia Cohen
Virginia Konchan reviews Julie Cohen's I Was Not Born today in Rumpus Poetry.
Make/Work Episode 32: Nathan Langston
In episode 32 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with poet and composer Nathan Langston about the origin and development of his most recent project, and the effect it’s had on his creative and personal life.
A Stranger’s Mirror: New and Selected Poems, 1994-2014 by Marilyn Hacker
Ann van Buren reviews Marilyn Hacker's A Stranger’s Mirror: New and Selected Poems, 1994-2014 today in Rumpus Poetry.