Rumpus Exclusive: Cover Reveal for Fieldnotes on Ordinary Love
Keith S. Wilson discusses the cover of his forthcoming debut, Fieldnotes on Ordinary Love, plus an exclusive first look!
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Poetry
Violence and Tenderness: The Explosive Expert’s Wife by Shara Lessley
Lessley’s poems remind us: “Because to cry’s / a sign, to cry is proof, / there’s life.”
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Kien Lam
I want the language of wolves / each howl planted in the ground
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The Illusion of Wholeness: Sophie Collins’s Who is Mary Sue?
When reading this book, expect your notions of speaker—and even what a book of poetry is—to be challenged.
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Unsung Choices: Blue Rose by Carol Muske-Dukes
Can women ever fully escape the restrictions upon them, the risk to their bodies that comes from being born female?
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by I.S. Jones
your hands learn a kind of mercy about my neck
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Marwa Helal
Marwa Helal discusses her debut collection, INVASIVE SPECIES.
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Open Reading Periods for Unsolicited Poetry!
The Rumpus wants to read your poems!
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Raising the Dead: Claudia Castro Luna’s Killing Marías
The poems in Killing Marías sustain a deep reverence for women and are a call to action for the world.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Philip Metres
know cannot I / end will this how
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A Female, Bone-Deep Obsession: Talking with Jennifer Martelli
Jennifer Martelli discusses her new collection of poetry, MY TARANTELLA.
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A Subjective Magic: Jenny Boully’s Betwixt-and-Between
Boully splays open her own torso and readers divine what they need to from the spill of her organs.
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David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: Whitman Notebook: From Yourself
To write is not to dream.
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Barbara Berman’s 2018 Holiday Poetry Shout-Out
Barbara Berman’s 2018 Poetry Shout-out.
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Tracing a Lineage of Violence: Talking with D.M. Aderibigbe
D.M. Aderibigbe discusses his debut poetry collection, HOW THE END FIRST SHOWED.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: When I die, I hope they talk about me
I hope / there is a heaven copious enough / to hold a place for every soul
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Reclamation, Reassembly, and Recognition: Jasminne Méndez’s Night-Blooming Jasmin(n)e
What happens when the source of grief comes from within?
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If You Don’t Know, Now You Know: Talking with Joseph Rios
Joseph Rios discusses his debut collection, SHADOWBOXING: POEMS AND IMPERSONATIONS.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Aditi Machado
I am stopped from the couplet / or at the border of a country.
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Constellations of Identity: A Conversation with J. Michael Martinez
J. Michael Martinez discusses his third collection of poetry, MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAS.
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An Anthology of Poetry for a Planet in Crisis
Help Copper Canyon Press publish HERE: POEMS FOR THE PLANET!
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Ghosts of Time: Talking with Ines P. Rivera Prosdocimi
Ines P. Rivera Prosdocimi discusses her debut poetry collection, LOVE LETTER TO AN AFTERLIFE.
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Presence: The Heartspeak of Indigenous Poets: Heid E. Erdrich
Tanaya Winder curates exclusive poetry to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.
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Subtle Magic: Starfish by Sara Goodman
This book is a map, Dear Reader. And you are here.
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Equal Rights Never Go out of Style: Talking with Monica Prince
Monica Prince discusses writing, advocacy, and the art of the choreopoem.
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Presence: The Heartspeak of Indigenous Poets: Casandra López
Tanaya Winder curates exclusive poetry to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Natasha Trethewey
Natasha Trethewey discusses her new collection, MONUMENT: POEMS NEW AND SELECTED.
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None of This Is Supposed to Be a Secret: Talking with Erin Hoover
Poet Erin Hoover discusses her debut collection, BARNBURNER.
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Presence: The Heartspeak of Indigenous Poets: Crisosto Apache
Tanaya Winder curates exclusive poetry to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.
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Presence: The Heartspeak of Indigenous Poets: b: william bearhart
Tanaya Winder curates exclusive poetry to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.
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