The Last Book I Loved: Tradition
Antonia Crane explains why TRADITION by Marci Blackman is the last book she loved.
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The Silence of Doorways by Sharon Venezio
Lisa Cheby reviews Sharon Venezio's The Silence of Doorways today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Lonely Voice #26: Brief Thoughts on Alvaro Mutis’s “The Tramp Steamer’s Last Port Of Call”
The Lonely Voice was sorry to hear of the passing of the great Alvaro Mutis who died last month in Mexico City.
Light and Heavy Things: Selected Poems of Zeeshan Sahil
Diego Báez reviews Light and Heavy Things: Selected Poems of Zeeshan Sahil today in Rumpus Poetry.
Self Made Man #23: Serenity Prayer
In this new New York, I’m living inside the Serenity Prayer. I say this at brunch and people laugh but I mean it.
David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: Poetry Shutdown Begins – Poets and Critics Fail to Agree
A flurry of last-minute phone calls, philippics, tweets, and Facebook posts by poets and critics late last night failed to break a bitter standoff over the latest poetry-is-dead attacks, setting…
Life Cycle by Dena Rash Guzman
Ryan Werner reviews Dena Rash Guzman's Life Cycle today in Rumpus Poetry.
Let’s Read About Sex
The New York Times asked novelists, memoirists, and poets for their thoughts on writing and reading about sex.
Lisa’s Book Round-Up
I recently discovered a fascinating cookbook: Rufus Estes’ Good Things To Eat. Written in 1911, this cookbook is the first ever written by an African-American chef. Born a slave, Estes…
FUNNY WOMEN #108: Terms and Conditions for Watching Your Stuff
The affidavit below governs my watching of your stuff and sets forth the conditions for my protection from persecution, retaliation, etcetera
Swinging Modern Sounds #49: Divided by a Common Tongue
Rick Moody interviews Belle & Sebastian's Stevie Jackson about his solo album, misinterpreting songs, and the band's rough early days.
Letter To The Editor
From last week's Weekly Rumpus. Each week we try to feature at least one Letter To The Editor.