Blogs
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The Glimmering Room by Cynthia Cruz
Julie Brooks Barbour reviews Cynthia Cruz’s The Glimmering Room today in Rumpus Poetry.
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FUNNY WOMEN #97: The Whitest Album
It was a time in my life when I was frequently “tagged,” along with other Netizens who seemed to keep in touch and do good works. I did no good works, but I tried to keep in touch.
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Nick Cave Monday #27: “Tupelo”
It was a dark and stormy night in April 1936. The city of Tupelo, Mississippi was ravaged by a tornado that killed more than 230 people. It is ranked as the fourth deadliest tornado in U.S. history. Tupelo is also…
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Lit-Link Round-up
Best weird girl lit for outsider teens, from the Guardian. Which probably means this is a mandatory reading list for Normal Girls too, and for any teen with a penis, since understanding Weird Girls is kind of a prerequisite to…everything.…
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Notable Los Angeles 3/16-3/22
Saturday 3/16: Unkindest Cut: Janet Sarbanes and Amina Cain read at this inaugural reading event that combines a reading and eating until you burst. 6 to 8 p.m. at The Pop-Hop. Free. Will Wright Reads: Will Wright reads with Rumpus…
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Links I Like
On those rare occasions when I attend parties, I often search for and find quiet spaces. Recently, at a party, I found myself alone, soaking my aching feet in the jacuzzi. From the jacuzzi, I could see the orange glow…
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Animal Eye by Paisley Rekdal
Trista Edwards reviews Paisley Rekdal’s Animal Eye today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Mayakovsky’s Revolver by Matthew Dickman
Brachah Goykadosh reviews Matthew Dickman’s Mayakovsky’s Revolver today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Last Book I Loved: A Time to Be Born
Ernest Hemingway purportedly said of Dawn Powell that she was his “favorite living writer.” Powell’s reputation has dwindled since then, and so I picked up A Time to Be Born in an effort to read more women writers—especially once-famous, forgotten ones.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Camille Guthrie
This is an edited transcript of the Poetry Book Club discussion with Camille Guthrie.
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The Next Letter for Kids: Erin Fry
The next Letter for Kids, going out tomorrow, is from Erin Fry, and it’s going to be a doozy. Erin is a dynamo. She’s not only a writer but also a middle-school English and history teacher, a kickboxing and running…
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David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: Revising Poetry Just Got Easier
Revision, as classically understood, generally relates to the poet’s understanding while composing a poem, via kneading language, via discovering insight. More and more though I find that sort of revision is only part of the problem, if it is a…