This is Not About Birds by Nick Ripatrazone
Kristina Marie Darling reviews Nick Ripatrazone's This is Not About Birds today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Last Book I Loved: The Unnamed
Little bits of The Unnamed are stuck in my head. A man clinging to a telephone pole in a flood. A daughter and her father on a bench in Tompkins Square Park. A sense of loss. A sense of isolation.
Amazon.com & Goodreads Link Up
Today, the Goodreads’ social network of book reviews and reading suggestions was acquired by online retail giant Amazon. While we are super bummed about this, Russ Grandinetti, Amazon’s Vice President, says: “Amazon and…
The Next Letter for Kids: Arthur Slade
The next Letter for Kids, going out tomorrow, is from Arthur Slade. Slade is the author of several short stories, comics, and novels for children and young adults, including Draugr, Dust, and The…
David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: Allen Ginsberg’s Howl meets Gay Marriage
Yesterday was the 56th anniversary of the day that U.S. customs agents seized some 500 copies of Allen Ginsberg’s Howl on the grounds of obscenity. Yesterday and today, the Supreme…
City of Rivers by Zubair Ahmed
Tory Adkisson reviews Zubair Ahmed's City of Rivers today in Rumpus Poetry.
FUNNY WOMEN #98: Classic Novels Rejected by Modern Publishing Houses
How about adding a scene where Elizabeth Bennet accidentally places the winning bid on Mr. Darcy during a charity bachelor auction?
Nick Cave Monday #28: “Jack The Ripper”
Jack the Ripper killed women in real life. He is known as Jack the Ripper, and was never caught for his violent crimes. Nick Cave kills people in his music.…
Lit-Link Round-up
The Weeklings is on fire: Zoe Zolbrod, with one of the most nuanced and psychologically complex analysises I’ve seen of those horrifying VIDA stats about women and publishing. Katie Arnoldi…
Links I Like
Not too long ago I was a production assistant for a video shoot that took place in a house. It was less of a house and more of a mansion if…
Looking for The Gulf Motel by Richard Blanco
Julie Marie Wade reviews Richard Blanco's Looking For the Gulf Motel today in Rumpus Poetry.
It Becomes You by Dobby Gibson
Jeff Alessandrelli reviews Dobby Gibson's It Becomes You today in Rumpus Poetry.