The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Erika Meitner
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club chats with Erika Meitner about her new book, Copia, writing about Detroit without writing ruin porn, form, and now-empty shopping malls.
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Next Letter for Kids: Dianne K. Salerni
We’re sending our next Letter For Kids from Dianne K. Salerni! Dianne asks us if we believe finders are keepers and losers are weepers. How honest should we be when no…
The Last Book I Loved: I Sang to Survive
“And I think you’d like this,” he said, bringing out a book for me. “My mother wrote it." I thought: Oh, shit.
Why I Chose Michael Bazzett’s You Must Remember This
Camille Dungy discusses why she selected Michael Bazzett's forthcoming You Must Remember This for the Rumpus Poetry Book Club.
Heaven and Other Poems by Israel Horovitz
Lois Bassen reviews Israel Horovitz's Heaven and Other Poems today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Rumpus Interview with Alex Dimitrov and Kate Durbin
Alex Dimitrov and Kate Durbin interview each other about place and poetics and poetry in performance, as well as poetry in LA and New York, and using culture as a prop.
Sound & Vision: David Barnes
In Sound & Vision #8, multimedia artist and performer David Barnes discusses his work with the band of Montreal, art as a career, and writing a graphic novel about a baby growing inside a pregnant male football player.
The Poetry Deal by Diane di Prima
Barbara Berman reviews Diane di Prima's The Poetry Deal today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Rumpus Book Club Chat With Joshua Shenk
The Rumpus Book Club chats with Joshua Wolf Shenk about his new book, Powers of Two: Finding the Essence of Innovation in Creative Pairs, creative intimacy, how John Lennon and Paul McCartney worked together, and the myth of the solo genius.
Make/Work Episode 20: Gene V. Baker
In episode 20 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with musician Gene V. Baker about finding time for his creative practice outside of a consuming day job.
In the Marble of Your Animal Eyes by Nathan Hauke
Brenda Sieczkowski reviews Nathan Hauke's In the Marble of Your Animal Eyes today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Rumpus Interview with Brian Gilmore
Kima Jones talks to Brian Gilmore about returning to the ritual of everyday life after the worst of humanity has shown itself publicly, about Duke Ellington and Michael Brown and being a father to daughters.