How Strangers Form Constellations That Make Sense of the World
“How much does it cost to write a poem?” A red-headed teen asks, she is with a friend who has similarly long and shiny hair.
“Nothing.” I spread my arms wide.
Poetry
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The Gaffer by Celeste Gainey
Rebecca Bornstein reviews Celeste Gainey's The Gaffer today in Rumpus Poetry.
Of Gardens and Graves by Suvir Kaul
Manash Bhattacharjee reviews Suvir Kaul's Of Gardens and Graves today in Rumpus Poetry.
zero to three by F. Douglas Brown
Samantha Duncan reviews zero to three by F. Douglas Brown today in Rumpus Poetry.
Dante’s Lyric Poetry: Poems of Youth and of the Vita Nuova
Barbara Berman reviews Dante's Lyric Poetry: Poems of Youth and of the Vita Nuova today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Last Poems I Loved: John Berryman’s Dream Songs #265 and #279
I have a tendency to read difficult books when my life is difficult.
Bone Map by Sara Eliza Johnson
Molly Spencer reviews Sara Eliza Johnson's Bone Map today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Rumpus Late Nite Poetry Show: Cate Marvin
In Episode 11 of The Rumpus Late Nite Poetry Show, Cate Marvin discusses her new collection, Oracle, marsupials, and why she'll never write a prose poem.
A Woman Without a Country by Eavan Boland
Barbara Berman reviews Eavan Boland's A Woman Without a Country today in Rumpus Poetry.
I Was Not Born by Julia Cohen
Virginia Konchan reviews Julie Cohen's I Was Not Born today in Rumpus Poetry.
A Stranger’s Mirror: New and Selected Poems, 1994-2014 by Marilyn Hacker
Ann van Buren reviews Marilyn Hacker's A Stranger’s Mirror: New and Selected Poems, 1994-2014 today in Rumpus Poetry.