Like a Beggar by Ellen Bass
Julie Enszer reviews Ellen Bass's Like a Beggar today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Next Letter for Kids: Bianca Turetsky
We’re sending our next Letter For Kids from Bianca Turetsky, author of The Time-Traveling Fashionista. Bianca writes to us about SLAM books, a really fun game you can play with your friends at…
To look at the sea is to become what one is by Etel Adnan
Patrick James Dunagan reviews Etel Adnan's To look at the sea is to become what one is today in Rumpus Poetry.
FUNNY WOMEN #121: I Sold My Software Company and Now I’m into Art
Building a really successful, incredibly efficient metadata-driven software company that changes the way we think and feel about metadata and making art are not that different.
The Poet’s Journey
Back on March 25th, David Biespiel started a project he titled “The Poet’s Journey.” Now, after over 5 months, the journey is coming to an end. But if you want…
David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: The Poet’s Journey: Conclusion
As a poet, you seek to blend your imagination with what you are both witnessing and imagining: "The purpose of poetry is to remind us / how difficult it is to remain just one person."
Have You Had Enough Darkness Yet? by Irene McKinney
Charlie Atkinson reviews Irene McKinney's Have You Had Enough Darkness Yet?" today in Rumpus Poetry.
What is a Domicile by Joanna Penn Cooper
Julie Marie Wade reviews Joanna Penn Cooper's What is a Domicile today in Rumpus Poetry.
Make/Work Episode 17: Brett Fletcher Lauer
In Episode 17 of Make/Work, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with writer Brett Fletcher Lauer.
Sound & Vision: Nate Duval
Designer and illustrator Nate Duval talks to Allyson McCabe about how he started creating concert posters, what it was like to break into the field, and where he sees it going next.
The Moon Before Morning by W. S. Merwin
Camden Avery reviews W. S. Merwin's The Moon Before Morning today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Last Poem I Loved: “For You” by Jim Moore
Suddenly I understood more deeply what the end of the poem means, when the speaker knows his decisions will change his life, but still has no idea what else may come as a result.