David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: Pedagogy of the Oppressed
[Boston] was a map out of the damage of my self-awareness and into some new evidence of beauty.
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About That Kenny Goldsmith Piece in the New Yorker
We ran a blog post earlier today about Alec Wilkinson’s pretty crap piece about Kenny Goldsmith in the New Yorker which we characterized as “refreshingly even-handed.” That description is only accurate…
Notes on the Assemblage by Juan Felipe Herrera
Barbara Berman reviews Juan Felipe Herrera's Notes From the Assemblage today in Rumpus Poetry.
Bright Dead Things by Ada Limón
Linda Ashok reviews Ada Limón's Bright Dead Things today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Last Poem I Loved: “On Turning Ten” by Billy Collins
I wish I could tell my daughter to please don’t leave her world. To stay where she is as long as she can.
The Yellow Door by Amy Uyematsu
Jeannine Hall Gailey reviews Amy Uyematsu's The Yellow Door today in Rumpus Poetry.
Silent anatomies by Monica Ong
Kenji Liu reviews Monica Ong's Silent Anatomies today in Rumpus Poetry.
Roll Deep by Major Jackson
J Mae Barizo reviews Major Jackson's Roll Deep today in Rumpus Poetry.
David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: A Couple of Puzzles
This was the first pure poetry I ever knew. Sung out loud more or less to no one on a theme of longing. Wife. Sons. Rags. Snow. Stalks of corn.
Swan Feast by Natalie Eilbert
Julie Marie Wade reviews Natalie Eilbert's Swan Feast today in Rumpus Poetry.
Heliopause by Heather Christle
Barbara Berman reviews Heather Christle's Heliopause today in Rumpus Poetry.