The Rumpus Mini Interview Project: Carribean Fragoza
“I always try to locate stories deep inside myself, physically and emotionally.”
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Lisa Ampleman
I miss space, when I’m not / reading about it
Voices on Addiction: The Road Less Traveled By
Then the road less traveled by diverged in a wood and took him in the night.
Apples, Sonnet Crowns, and Other Containers of Trauma: Talking with Jeri Frederickson
Jeri Frederickson discusses her debut collection, YOU ARE NOT LOST.
Metaphor by Any Means Necessary: Destiny O. Birdsong’s Negotiations
Metaphor can make life more bearable, meaningful, or simply comprehensible.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Nefertiti Asanti
"...each month I embrace a kind of death within my womb that offers me a life I can live with."
Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Janiru Liyanage
The story thrummed its bruise open and never stopped
Rumpus Original Fiction: My Mother Fires Guns
You are never really at peace with what you haven’t gotten.
ENOUGH: Stupid Woman
A Rumpus series of work by women, trans, and nonbinary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
Under the Influence of Jane Wong: A Recipe-Qua-Review of How to Not Be Afraid of Everything
Combine multiple ingredients in a single stanza-bowl.