Blogs
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David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: Moderate Giftedness
Last week I misquoted W. H. Auden in this space. I could confirm the correct quote for you if only I could find my Collected edition of Auden’s poems. That book, for some reason, has fled the shelf. God knows…
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Swinging Modern Sounds #48: Trying Not to Stare at the Sun
Rick Moody talks to novelist and musician Wesley Stace about his career-defining, game-changing new album Self-Titled.
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Swamp Isthmus by Joshua Marie Wilkinson
Julie Marie Wade reviews Joshua Marie Wilkinson’s Swamp Ishmus today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Lit-link Round-up
Feminism is dead! Long live feminism! What do Lauren Cerand, Emma Straub, and Tayari Jones have in common with Gay Talese and Joan Didion? Bow-down style, that’s what. Mellisa Chadburn’s round-up of the best 8 literary spots on the internet.…
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Petrarchan by Kristina Marie Darling
Marisa Siegel reviews Kristina Marie Darling’s Petrarchan today in Rumpus Poetry.
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PBS NewsHour’s Poetry Series: Where Poetry Lives
I just finished watching the first segment of PBS NewsHour’s poetry series featuring US Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey that aired last night. The segment focused on how poetry and language have enhanced the quality of life for dementia patients and…
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Bad Machine by George Szirtes
Erik Kennedy reviews George Szirtes’s Bad Machine today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Why I Chose Bangalore by Kerry James Evans for the Rumpus Poetry Book Club
I wasn’t thinking about the Syrian Civil War and the US’s possible involvement in it when I chose Kerry James Evans’s debut collection, Bangalore , for the Rumpus Poetry Book Club
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The Rumpus Book Club Interview With Matthew Specktor
The Rumpus Book Club chats with Matthew Specktor about American Dream Machine, embracing disbelief, and the impossibility of saying no to Robert DeNiro.
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David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: The Fading of September 11
We live in a world where whenever the discussion turns to humanitarian assistance or military intervention what is meant by that is American assistance and American intervention. There are good reasons for this fact. It was the United States that…
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Little Stranger by Lisa Olstein
Eric Smith reviews Lisa Olstein’s Little Stranger today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Nick Cave Monday #52: The Bad Seeds
In our last installment of Nick Cave Monday, it is time to pay tribute to the music mafia who are The Bad Seeds. As you would expect, The Bad Seeds are kind of a supergroup unto themselves. Though not in…