Rapture by Carol Ann Duffy
Ellen MIller-mack reviews Carol Ann Duffy's Rapture today in Rumpus Poetry.
Blogs
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Anna Journey
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club chats with Anna Journey about tooth fairies, fistulated cows, and her collection of poems Vulgar Remedies.
The Cineaste by A. Van Jordan
Sean Singer reviews A. Van Jordan's The Cineaste today in Rumpus Poetry.
Nick Cave Monday #49: “Fears of Gun”
Heartbreak drives a man to drink. Especially when he’s in love and his lady has booted him out of the house. And he drinks and he drinks, until days later,…
Lit-Link Round-up
PEN 2013 Literary Winners announced. Did I link this kick-ass piece last week? I’ve been sending it to every memoirist I know and people are really responding to it. FC2’s…
Notable Los Angeles: 8/17-8/23
Saturday 8/17: PoetryPalooza presents The Claremont Forum and Prison Library Project. Featuring poetry readings by Treesje Powers, Vickie Vertiz, Kenji C. Liu, Rachelle Cruz, Nicky Sa-eun Schildkraut, Bob Covington, and…
Imperial Nostalgias by Joshua Edwards
Carleen Tibbetts reviews Joshua Edwards' Imperial Nostalgias today in Rumpus Poetry.
Links I Like
On Monday night at 826LA, J. Ryan Stradal and McSweeney’s organized a reading to celebrate Lucy Corin’s One Hundred Apocalypses and Victoria Chang’s The Boss. Those two books are now…
You Are Not Dead by Wendy Xu
Kent Shaw reviews Wendy Xu's We Are Not Dead today in Rumpus Poetry.
Nick Cave Monday #48: “Red Right Hand”
When the bell chimes a man emerges from the shadows. Or it’s a ghost who wants to haunt your soul. Or it’s a guru to give you enlightenment for your…
Lit-Link Round-up
Both The Rumpus and The Nervous Breakdown make Flavorwire’s 25 Best Sites for Literature Lovers. I’m kind of beside myself with glee. Apply for a Word Riot travel grant! Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels…