Poetry
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The Wise and Foolish Builders by Alexandra Teague
Allison Donohue reviews Alexandra Teague’s The Wise and Foolish Builders today in Rumpus Poetry.
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All the Poems by Stevie Smith
Barbara Berman reviews Stevie Smith’s All the Poems today in Rumpus Poetry.
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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.
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Come In Alone by Anselm Berrigan
Patrick James Dunagan reviews Anselm Berrigan’s Come In Alone today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Shock by Shock by Dean Young
Diane K Martin reviews Dean Young’s Shock by Shock today in Rumpus Poetry.
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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.
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Do Not Rise by Beth Bachmann
Keegan Finberg reviews Beth Bachmann’s Do Not Rise today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Opposite of People By Patrick Ryan Frank
Brian McKenna reviews Patrick Ryan Frank’s The Opposite of People today in Rumpus Poetry.
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David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: Nighthawks
We live in a moment, we have an experience, and we demand to understand what is happening.
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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.
