Wikipedia Says It Will Pass by Diana Salier
Wikipedia is not to be trusted, at least not entirely. We all know this. (For a brief period in August of 2009 the first sentence of the “Trees” poet—“Poems are…
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Swinging Modern Sounds #39: Interview within an Interview
In this piece, we are not at any time meant to use the word greatness to refer to a band from Boston, Big Dipper, best known during the late eighties, for the three fine studio albums, the last of which, Slam, was released on Epic Records in 1990.
Lit-Link Round-up
This is a stunner from Chloe Caldwell: “My Year of Heroin and Acne.” I’m liking Salon’s “Body Issues” series. Here’s “Sexy Dresses That Barely Fit” by Lily Burana. I’m radically…
Notable Los Angeles
The following is a short list of literary LA happenings: Saturday 1/5: Dave Ross and Jake Weissman host Two-Headed Beast, a story-telling show. I’ve seen great comedians participate. Two of…
Links I Like
Meiko Takechi Arquillos took this photo of a preteen, and the portrait is beautiful and complex and true. This photograph reminds me of Dutch artist Rineke Dijkstra. Do you know her work? If not,…
“Stingray Clapping” by Andrew Choate
Perhaps what is most thrilling about Stingray Clapping, Andrew Choate’s enigmatic collection of tonal, non-sequitur phrases, is that the book compels the reader to imagine the amoral absurdities of phrases…
Frozen Places
Saturdays Belong to Zoë Ruiz is a bold statement. I have a trouble with things belonging to me. So I tell myself, Saturdays, I belong here. I tell myself, Saturdays,…
Protected: The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat 39 – Jenny Browne
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“American Mastodon” by Brad Ricca
Few poets choose to share poignant emotions with a cheeky smile and a sly wink. It is rare indeed when a poet manages to successfully blend comedy with genuine emotional…
Conversations With Writers Braver Than Me: Marco Roth
Sometimes I fantasize about expanding these conversations beyond the one-on-one—getting a few particular writers into a room together to discuss the risky business of writing the sort of memoir or…
The Next Letter in the Mail: Jason Novak
The next Letter in the Mail, going out this Friday, is from artist and head Rumpus illustrator Jason Novak. Jason brings countless Rumpus essays–including today’s OG Dad–to visual life. You…
“Fancy Clapping” by Mark D. Dunn
How many contemporary Canadian poets can I name? Not many, which makes me feel stupid, especially since the books I have read by Canadian writers are so good. Mark Dunn…