Yellowface in Poetry
There’s a storm in the poetry world, this one set off by the bio in Best American Poetry 2015 of Michael Derrick Hudson, who has been publishing under the name Yi-Fen…
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Red Epic by Joshua Clover
Barbara Berman reviews Joshua Clover's Red Epic today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Kingdom and After by Megan Fernandes
Linda Ashok reviews Megan Fernandes's The Kingdom and After today in Rumpus Poetry.
Why God Is a Woman by Nin Andrews
Jessie Carty reviews Nin Andrews's Why God is a Woman today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Rumpus Review of [insert] boy by Danez Smith
In this sense, the book is a “coming-of-age” story and “spiritual quest” as much as a seething commentary on the catastrophe effected by the disease of contemporary racism and white supremacy.
The Sunday Rumpus Interview: Jonathan Travelstead
I try to...consider the writing process as seriously as I do entering a house with black smoke puffing from its eaves.
The Last Two Seconds by Mary Jo Bang
Anna Ziering reviews Mary Jo Bang's The Last Two Seconds today in Rumpus Poetry.
Excerpts From a Secret Prophecy by Joanna Klink
Rae Gouirand reviews Joanna Klink's Excerpts from a Secret Prophecy today in Rumpus Poetry.
Where Are the Trees Going? by Vénus Khoury-Ghata
Wendy Willis reviews Marilyn Hacker's translation of Vénus Khoury-Ghata's Where Are the Trees Going?" today in Rumpus Poetry.
This World by Teddy Macker
Laura Haynes Collector reviews Teddy Macker's This World today in Rumpus Poetry.
A Long Engagement
The image that comes to my mind is a foot hovering above a stair. Marriage is the fabled next step, but engagement implies a kind of limbo, an almost-not-quite-there yet—the zero that comes before the one.
