Blogs
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Next Letter for Kids: Penny Warner
We’re getting ready to send our next Letter for Kids, and this time, author Penny Warner sends out a letter from code buster Cody Jones! Cody will help you figure out if you’re ready to become a member of the Code Busters…
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The Book of Scented Things: 100 Contemporary Poems About Perfume and Love Poems by Bertolt Brecht
Barbara Berman reviews The Book of Scented Things: 100 Contemporary Poems About Perfume and Bertolt Brecht’s Love Poems today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Night’s Reading by Marthe Reed
Lauren Hall reviews Marthe Reed’s Night’s Reading today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Ottessa Moshfegh
Ottessa Moshfegh talks about her book McGlue, inventing a character from an 1850s newspaper article, and revisiting her work years after she finished writing it.
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Dr. Psych Mom Reviews Letters for Kids!
Dr. Psych Mom reviews our Letters for Kids subscription, and concludes that it’s an “awesome program for children who love books!” For more information on Letters for Kids, click here. Click here to subscribe now. And, Letters for Kids is now on Facebook and Pinterest, so…
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The Complete Poetry of Robert Herrick
Patrick James Dunagan reviews The Complete Poetry of Robert Herrick today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Cynthia Marie Hoffman
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club chats with Cynthia Marie Hoffman about her new book, Paper Doll Fetus, twilight sleep, and the importance of giving voice to the voiceless.
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Swinging Modern Sounds #61: Songs for the Alliterative at Heart
Michael Hearst has come a long way from the guy who played plastic wind instruments on Seventh Avenue, to an admirably creative and original adulthood.
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Good Night Brother by Kimberly Burwick
Julie Marie Wade reviews Kimberly Burwick’s Good Night Brother today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Miller Williams, 1930-2015
Poet Miller Williams has died at the age of 84. I only knew him as a teacher—he’s the reason I went to the University of Arkansas for my MFA, and I remember my voice shaking as I introduced myself to…
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Veiled Spill: A Sequence by Jan Clausen
Kelly Morse reviews Jan Clausen’s Veiled Spill: A Sequence today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Last Book I Loved: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
I couldn’t wait to read it, but I was also infinitely patient. It’s that delayed gratification thing. I’m a sucker for it, and there are books that are worth the wait.