The Most Natural Thing by David Keplinger
Stephanie Papa reviews David Keplinger's The Most Natural Thing today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Why I Chose Brenda Hillman’s Seasonal Works With Letters on Fire for the Rumpus Poetry Book Club
I know I’m not supposed to dog-ear the pages of poetry books. It’s bad for the long-term health of the book. I know this. And yet, I’ve dog-eared more pages…
Next Letter in the Mail: Brian Spears!
The next Letter in the Mail, going out Thursday, August 15, is from none other than Brian Spears! Brian is a mainstay at The Rumpus. He’s our poetry editor and he…
Joie de Vivre: Selected Poems 1992–2012 by Lisa Jarnot
Patrick James Dunagan reviews Lisa Jarnot's Joie de Vivre: Selected Poems 1992-2012 today in Rumpus Poetry.
Belmont by Stephen Burt
Kristina Marie Darling reviews Stephen Burt's Belmont today in Rumpus Poetry.
FUNNY WOMEN #105: Reflections of the Boyfriend of a Manic Pixie Dream Girl
I don’t even know her. But I do. I want to marry her and sleep by her side forever.
An August Rumpus Book Clubs Update
There’s still plenty of time to join in on the conversation on our August book club selections, Poe Ballantine’s Love and Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere and Brenda…
The Last Poem I Loved: “Satan Says” by Sharon Olds
Therein lies the brilliance of “Satan Says”: Olds's Satan is not villainous because he urges the speaker to denounce her parents ... but because he is too obtuse to comprehend the uselessness of such denunciations to a curious intellect.
Previous Letter for Kids: Elisabeth Dahl
Due to a printing error, the Letter for Kids that went out last week was not from Carolyn Cohagan, as we previously said. The Carolyn Cohagan letter will go out…
Nick Cave Monday #47: “More News From Nowhere”
Have you ever approached an attractive girl and said something clever but it turns out to be totally obvious? Yeah, me neither.
Lit-Link Round-up
Sunday Rumpus alum, Laura Bogart’s, Salon piece, “I Choose to Be Fat” has gone viral, with good reason. And Rumpus gal Antonia Crane in the LA Times, strip-club-consultant extraordinaire. If…
In the Laurels, Caught by Lee Ann Brown
Sarah Sarai reviews Lee Ann Brown's In the Laurels, Caught today in Rumpus Poetry.