The Last Poem I Loved: “Ganymede,” by Michael D. Snediker
Sometimes, it’s easy to think of the poem as a conversation one might have in a bar. And sometimes, to follow the metaphor through, the poem is a surprising conversation,…
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The Opposite of Work by Hugh Behm-Steinberg
Charles Kruger reviews Hugh Behm-Steinberg's The Opposite of Work today in Rumpus Poetry.
Swinging Modern Sounds #46: The Distribution Problem, Part Two
Dave Allen is a formidable commentator these days on all things Internet, a sort of web 2.0 version of Marshall McLuhan: less New Age than Jaron Lanier, less Palo-Alto-Research-Center than Bill Joyce, less corporate than Mark Zuckerberg.
The Rumpus Interview with Leigh Newman
Balancing love and truth probably requires a very rigid, if not anal avoidance of glory and shame, when it comes to the portrayal of the people in the story—be they family members or characters.
The Last Book of Poems I Loved: Blood Sugar by Nicole Blackman
It’s fitting that Nicole Blackman leads into the poems of Blood Sugar with a quote from the confessional poet W.D. Snodgrass: “I am going to show you something very ugly.…
Nick Cave Monday #42: “We Call Upon the Author”
Many songs by Nick have a way of throwing you down for a good tickling and then, when everything is happy times, he’ll lyrically smack you upside the head. Pay…
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And there I was, last night, watching a YouTube livefeed of a state Senate filibuster, something I never thought I would do. -Roxane Gay Let’s start with Roxane Gay’s Let’s…
Odessa by Patricia Kirkpatrick
Jim Zukowski reviews Patricia Kirkpatrick's Odessa today in Rumpus Poetry.
Notable Los Angeles: 6/29-7/5
Saturday 6/29: Machine Project hosts Walking Places with D.J. Waldie, Sesshu Foster, and others. Free. RSVP for meet-up locations. East of Borneo present Summer Issues Cooperative, their newest exhibition that will be up…
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #50: Miranda July on We Think Alone
The multitalented Miranda July has departed from her usual theme of everyday people and enlisted ten celebrities and public figures to divulge emails from their personal inboxes.
Bully Pulpit by Kim Bridgford
Julie Marie Wade reviews Kim Bridgford's Bully Pulpit today in Rumpus Poetry.
Litany for the City by Ryan Teitman
Michelle Salcido reviews Ryan Teitman's Litany for the City today in Rumpus Poetry.