Blogs
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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.
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Make/Work Episode 25: Jim Ragen
In episode 25 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with writer Jim Ragen, who has been working on a five-volume novel spanning generations of life in the Dakotas.
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A Manifesto for Bad Poetry
If guided well, no-one who sets out to write a bad poem is going to accidentally write an excellent one.
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The Last Book I Loved: Pen & Ink
I was so very tired of being judged and dismissed. The more others pressed their expectations upon me, the more I turned to tattooing to protest.
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The Last Book I Loved: Seven Nights
About a month ago, I found Seven Nights in a moving box. I sat down on the basement floor, started reading, and got flung back to that amazing train ride from Chicago to Houston.
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Next Letter in the Mail: Erica Ehrenberg
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Erica Ehrenberg! Erica writes to us about her connection with her grandmother, wondering how much she actually knows and how much is imagined, ultimately asking the question, How…
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The Rumpus Interview with Edward Hirsch
Dean Rader talks with Edward Hirsch about his new book Gabriel, the pain of losing a child, and the challenges of writing grief.
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Next Letter for Kids: Patrick Jennings
We’re sending our next Letter For Kids from Patrick Jennings! Patrick sends us a visual letter of some of the title pages from his rough drafts, including Guinea Dog. You can get an inside look at how the books began, and then go…
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Make/Work Episode 24: Artist Roundtable
In episode 24 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, Scott Pinkmountain hosts a conversation between four artists about labor power, the difference between honesty and truth in art, and public vs. private practices.