Blogs
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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 Hunchback Assignments. He also writes reviews and articles, and maintains…
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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 Court of the United States heard two cases regarding marriage.…
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City of Rivers by Zubair Ahmed
Tory Adkisson reviews Zubair Ahmed’s City of Rivers today in Rumpus Poetry.
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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?
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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. He is known as the greatest singer in the world,…
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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 and Greg Olear with a five-part series on pot, human…
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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 a mansion were trying to be a woodsy, zen-like cabin.…
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Looking for The Gulf Motel by Richard Blanco
Julie Marie Wade reviews Richard Blanco’s Looking For the Gulf Motel today in Rumpus Poetry.
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It Becomes You by Dobby Gibson
Jeff Alessandrelli reviews Dobby Gibson’s It Becomes You today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Last Book I Loved: House of Leaves
There is nothing about the act of reading House of Leaves that is passive. This book requires effort.
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Swinging Modern Sounds #43: Formative Experiences
Often, I find, the musical experiences that have had the most lasting impact on me were not immediately apparent to me at the time.
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The Rumpus Interview with Jim Gavin
Jim Gavin is a talented writer who allows his stories the room they need to be told. These are stories that are intelligent and quiet and moving, stories that take up time and space in satisfying ways.