Blogs
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Swinging Modern Sounds #63: It’s Supposed to Be Bad
Rick Moody emails with Scott Timberg, author of the new book Culture Crash: The Killing of the Creative Class, about Bob Dylan’s new Sinatra covers album, the need for cultural gatekeepers, and the “slippery sub genre” of bad-on-purpose art.
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Next Letter in the Mail: Marie-Helene Bertino
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Marie-Helene Bertino. Bertino’s debut novel 2 A.M. at The Cat’s Pajamas is a Barnes & Noble Fall ’14 Discover Great New Writers pick and a Best Book of 2014 at NPR, Popsugar,…
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Next Letter for Kids: Nancy Loewen
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Nancy Loewen! Nancy has written almost 120 books for kids, and has received awards from the American Library Association, the Association of Educational Publishers, New York Public Library, Bank Street Children’s Book Committee, and the…
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Swimming in the Rain: New and Selected Poems 1980-2015 by Chana Bloch
Julie Enszer reviews Chana Bloch’s Swimming in the Rain: New and Selected Poems 1980-2015 today in Rumpus Poetry.
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David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: Mask and Dance
Anyone writing a poem knows that you first open yourself and then a poem builds from what you yield. As a poet, you are the carrier of life.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Kathleen Ossip
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club chats with Kathleen Ossip about her new book, The Do Over, Catholic school, the afterlife, poem-like things, and how form sets sorely-needed limits.
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The Robot Scientist’s Daughter by Jeannine Hall Gailey
Mary McMyne reviews Jeannine Hall Gailey’s The Robot Scientist’s Daughter today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Out on the Coast
When he was five, six, seven, and eight, Max spent most of the summer thinking about the whale, sitting in his room with the shades drawn remembering the first visit and looking forward to the second, just before the new…
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Bigfoot for Women by Amy Pickworth
Melissa Adamo reviews Amy Pickworth’s Bigfoot for Women today in Rumpus Poetry.
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FUNNY WOMEN #126: “Still Life with Chairs,” an Exhibit
As you tour this short exhibit, ask yourself: Which compositions best represent the still life: Fruit or modern humanity, fast on its way to being killed, eventually, by chairs?
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Next Letter in the Mail/Letter for Kids: Darren Farrell
Our next Letter in the Mail and Letter for Kids is one and the same, and comes from author and illustrator Darren Farrell. Darren sends an awesome letter from the other side of the planet. He writes about what it’s like…
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Letters for Kids Signed Book Giveaway
We’re doing another Letters for Kids giveaway! This time, win a brand new, hardcover, autographed copy of Thank You, Octopus by Darren Farrell (who also wrote our next Letter for Kids)! All you have to do for a chance to win is head…