Poetry
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The Rumpus Inaugural Poems
Official inaugural poems are a strange beast. There have only been five of them and the one we recognize as the first, Robert Frost’s “The Gift Outright,” wasn’t composed for President Kennedy’s inauguration. Frost recited it when the sun’s glare…
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Deep City by Megan Kaminski
Caroline Crew reviews Megan Kaminski’s Deep City today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Arcadia Road by Thorpe Moeckel
Patrick James Dunagan reviews Thorpe Moeckel’s Arcadia Road today in Rumpus Poetry.
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14 Possibilities of Native Poetry
Natalie Diaz, Featured Guest Editor for the January edition of Connotation Press, has curated a portfolio titled “14 Possibilities of Native Poetry.” In her introduction she poses the question, What is Native poetry?, and then responds: What is Native poetry means there…
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Letter to Jim
Many days I couldn’t see the way forward, but I kept going, the way you had. It was you, after all, who taught me how to stay.
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A Map of the Farm Three Miles from the End of Happy Hollow Road by Amorak Huey
Donna Vorreyer reviews A Map of the Farm Three Miles from the End of Happy Hollow Road by Amorak Huey today in Rumpus Poetry.
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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.
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Blood on Blood by Devin Kelly
Kenny Torrella review’s Devin Kelly’s Blood on Blood today in Rumpus Poetry.
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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.
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Led from a Distance by Harry Newman
Bill Wunder reviews Harry Newman’s Led from a Distance today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Blood Flower by Pamela Uschuk
Christian Anton Gerard reviews Pam Uschuk’s Blood Flower today in Rumpus Poetry.