Blogs
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The Viet Arcane by Jack Hirschman
Patrick James Dunagan reviews Jack Hirschman’s The Viet Arcane today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Rumpus Interview with Christian Wiman
Poet and essayist Christian Wiman discusses landscape, elegy, and the strain between doubt and belief.
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Corporate Relations by Jena Osman
Kent Shaw reviews Jena Osman’s Corporate Relations today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Scarecrone by Melissa Broder
Lois Bassen reviews Melissa Broder’s Scarecrone today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Make/Work Episode 19: Angela C. Villa and Thollem McDonas
In episode 19 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with documentarian Angela C. Villa and musician Thollem Macdonas.
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Hourglass Museum by Kelli Russell Agodon
Julie Marie Wade reviews Kelli Russell Agodon’s Hourglass Museum today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Jericho Brown
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club chats with Jericho Brown about his book The New Testament, elegies, childhood, and the size of his forehead.
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Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine
Shaelyn Smith reviews Claudia Rankine’s Citizen: An American Lyric today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Last Book I Loved: Krabat
1982 was a shitty year. I was 9 years old and in the 4th grade in Appleton, Wisconsin. My parents were going through a nasty divorce, the kind of thing you see on Jerry Springer.
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Next Letter in the Mail: Padma Viswanathan
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from writer Padma Viswanathan! In her letter, Padma writes about her aim as a writer and why writers write, empathy and compassion, and whether literature has…
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Next Letter for Kids: Melanie Crowder
We’re sending our next Letter For Kids from Melanie Crowder, author of Parched. Melanie write about her “dogter” and her move to Colorado, where she meets the friendliest horse in the world. And she needs our help to give the friendliest horse…