Notable Los Angeles: 7/27-8/2
Saturday 7/27: FAT GIRL discussion and book signing with Carlos Batts and April Flores. 3 p.m. at the Ahmanson Auditorium at MOCA Grand Avenue. Susan Choi reads from her most…
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murmur in the inventory by erica lewis
Carleen Tibbetts reviews erica lewis's murmur in the inventory today in Rumpus Poetry.
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I’m rereading Tom Kealy’s The Creative Writing MFA Handbook, which means I’m thinking of applying to graduate school. When I was in San Francisco, I met Tom Kealy and would…
Releasing the Days by Stephen Meadows
Barbara Berman reviews Stephen Meadows' Releasing the Days today in Rumpus Poetry.
Hymn for the Black Terrific by Kiki Petrosino
Julie Marie Wade reviews Kiki Petrosino's Hymn for the Black Terrific today in Rumpus Poetry.
Dispatch from the Carnival #1: The Trick is There is No Trick
We start by lighting parts of ourselves on fire that are easier to put out than our faces. Hands, to begin.
Nick Cave Monday #45: “Do You Love Me?”
Falling in love is a putrid, vile mind space filled with demons. It’s also an angel glowing in white light luring you into her. Let’s explore love, Bad Seeder style.…
Lit-Link Round-up
12 Amazing Staircases around the world. LitReactor is rocking it on craft essays. Their most recent newsletter groups together 10 of the best. Steve Almond’s open letter to his daughter, about…
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I’ve been thinking and reading a lot about the Zimmerman verdict. I recommend Roxane Gay’s How America Profiled Trayvon Martin and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Karen Bender’s What Great Writing Can…
O Holy Insurgency by Mary Biddinger
Kristina Marie Darling reviews Mary Biddinger's O Holy Insurgency today in Rumpus Poetry.
Notable Los Angeles: 7/20-7/26
Saturday 7/20: Robert Rotstein will be signing copies of Corrupt Practices (A Parker Stern Novel). 12 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books. Unkindest Cut reading series with readers Justin Becker, Kate Coltun…
The Flood by Molly Brodak
Sally Rosen Kindred reviews Molly Brodak's The Flood today in Rumpus Poetry.