Long Division by Alan Michael Parker
Parker’s voice is so singular and strong that I don’t question it, even when it relies on wit, and in return, Parker rewards me for following him when I least expect it.
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The Poems That Let You In: A Special Rumpus Invitation
In honor of summer and poetic adventures The Rumpus Poetry Book Club is doing something special this evening. We’re opening tonight’s online Rumpus Poetry Book Club chat with Allan Peterson to everyone who’d like to come.
The Rumpus Interview with Karolina Waclawiak
Roxane Gay talks with Karolina Waclawiak about her new novel, How to Get into the Twin Palms, the displacement of being from different worlds, loneliness, and Los Angeles.
An Open Letter
On her blog today, respected critic Ruth Franklin wrote an open letter to the editors of Bookforum. She writes: I have considered opting out of writing for magazines at which women are…
An Individual History by Michael Collier
Collier’s poems refuse to submit to a culture that has come to hold the individual suspect or in contempt. Many offer poignant but unsentimental family portraits made with vivid detail, with images that are remembered, hence recovered and immortalized.
FUNNY WOMEN #81: xo, The Intern’s Mom
Gary’s excited to start his week-long internship at Lanson Corp tomorrow! We can’t thank you enough for this opportunity—and for the doors it will open after college.
Happy Audio Book Month
Did you know that it’s Audio Book Month? I’m going to guess you didn’t. It’s hard for me to imagine too many Rumpus readers habitually listening to books read aloud…
The next Letter In The Mail: Matthew Siegel
Our next letter writer is Matthew Siegel, a poet and essay writer living in San Francisco. He was a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University and teaches literature and creative writing…
The Rumpus Book Club Interviews Deni Béchard
The Rumpus Book Club chats with Deni Béchard about his book Cures for Hunger, the complexities of memoir and fiction, and the difference between traditional French and Quebecois.
Percussion Grenade by Joyelle McSweeney
McSweeney asks us to inhabit the conflicting edges of that reality, mouthing the power and joy that come with degeneracy.
A FAN’S NOTES, The Rumpus Sports Column #42: The Miracle
A few weeks ago, I stayed in on a Friday night reading Hannah Arendt’s essay “What is Freedom?”