David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: Texas Roses
It’s a matter of self-composition: Keep concentrating, type faster—take a breath and hold it—and do it again.
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Vivas to Those Who Have Failed by Martín Espada
Ann van Buren reviews Martín Espada's Vivas to Those Who Have Failed today in Rumpus Poetry.
Come In Alone by Anselm Berrigan
Patrick James Dunagan reviews Anselm Berrigan's Come In Alone today in Rumpus Poetry.
Shock by Shock by Dean Young
Diane K Martin reviews Dean Young's Shock by Shock today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat With Camille Rankine
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club chats with Camille Rankine about her new book Incorrect Merciful Impulses, history, and trying to be a writer every day.
Do Not Rise by Beth Bachmann
Keegan Finberg reviews Beth Bachmann's Do Not Rise today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Opposite of People By Patrick Ryan Frank
Brian McKenna reviews Patrick Ryan Frank's The Opposite of People today in Rumpus Poetry.
David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: Nighthawks
We live in a moment, we have an experience, and we demand to understand what is happening.
I Hear the Place That Can’t Be Named
It is remembering and loving anyway—not forgetting—that binds us even if the recollections are absurd, undignified, cruel, or humiliating.
Prodigal, New and Selected Poems: 1976-2014 by Linda Gregerson
Ann van Buren reviews Linda Gregerson's Prodigal, New and Selected Poems: 1976-2014 today in Rumpus Poetry.
