Special Powers and Abilities by Raymond McDaniel
Jeannine Hall Gailey reviews Raymond McDaniel's Special Powers and Abilities today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Big Smoke by Adrian Matejka
Weston Cutter reviews Adrian Matejka's The Big Smoke today in Rumpus Poetry.
Make/Work Episode 3: Katie Bachler
In Episode 3 of Make/Work, host Scott Pinkmountain talks with artist/educator Katie Bachler. Bachler is based in Southern California and her work is centered on our connections to place and to each other. She recently…
Two-Headed Nightingale by Shara Lessley
Ryan Teitman reviews Shara Lessley's Two-Headed Nightingale today in Rumpus Poetry.
Why I Chose Jenny Browne’s Dear Stranger for the Rumpus Poetry Book Club
Camille Dungy on juggling, balance, and getting lost in Jenny Browne's latest poetry collection, Dear Stranger. Click here to join the Rumpus Poetry Book Club.
Self-Made Man #26: Wild
The wild don’t build fences; we let the worms and ivy and rats and love in.
Dog Songs: Thirty-Five Dog Songs and One Essay by Mary Oliver
Damon Ferrell Marbut reviews Mary Oliver's Dog Songs today in Rumpus Poetry.
Straight Razor by Randall Mann
D. Gilson reviews Randall Mann's Straight Razor today in Rumpus Poetry.
Blitzkrieg by John Gosslee
Christopher Linforth reviews John Gosslee's Blitzkrieg today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Rumpus Book Club Interviews Hilton Als
The Rumpus Book Club chats with Hilton Als about his new collection White Girls, an intriguing amalgam of fiction, essay, and memoir.
Lit-Link Round-up
Emily Rapp on living a happy life, in the “wrong” order. Laura Bogart on humanity amidst the apocalypse. Michele Filgate on literary self-loathing and gender.
The Sunday Rumpus Review: Interrobang by Jessica Piazza
In the first sonnet of the sonnet sequence “People Like Us,” the speaker says, “By day I play nonstop if/then, internally pluck a love me, love me not lament…” This…