The Rumpus Interview with Stacy Szymaszek
Poet Stacy Szymaszek discusses her most recent collection, Journal of Ugly Sites & Other Journals, the "notebook genre," and claiming a city—ugly sites and all.
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Of Poetry and Protest and Monticello In Mind
Barbara Berman reviews Of Poetry and Protest: From Emmitt Till to Trayvon Martin and Monticello In Mind: Fifty Contemporary Poems on Jefferson today in Rumpus Poetry.
Blood on Blood by Devin Kelly
Kenny Torrella review's Devin Kelly's Blood on Blood today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Rumpus Interview with Jennifer Martelli
Jennifer Martelli discusses her debut collection of poetry, The Uncanny Valley, growing up saturated with images of the Madonna, and her experience of motherhood first as a daughter and now as a mother.
Led from a Distance by Harry Newman
Bill Wunder reviews Harry Newman's Led from a Distance today in Rumpus Poetry.
Blood Flower by Pamela Uschuk
Christian Anton Gerard reviews Pam Uschuk's Blood Flower today in Rumpus Poetry.
i be but i ain’t by Aziza Barnes
Heather Hughes reviews Aziza Barnes's i be but i ain't today in Rumpus Poetry.
A Crown for Gumecindo by Laurie Ann Guerrero
Diego Báez reviews Laurie Ann Guerrero's A Crown for Gumecindo today in Rumpus Poetry.
David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: 21 Poems That Shaped America (Pt. 7): “Facing It”
There should be no forgetting, much less forgiveness, of what happened during the Vietnam War.
This Week in Books: The Red Hijab
Welcome to This Week in Books, a new Rumpus column that will highlight books just released by small and independent presses. Books are more important than ever. As we head into a…
No More Milk by Karen Craigo
Vivian Wagner reviews Karen Craigo's No More Milk today in Rumpus Poetry.
Anything That Burns You: A Portrait of Lola Ridge, Radical Poet by Terese Svoboda
Julie Enszer reviews Terese Svoboda's Anything That Burns You: A Portrait of Lola Ridge, Radical Poet today in Rumpus Poetry.