The Last Poem I Loved: “Locking Yourself Out Then Trying To Get Back In” by Raymond Carver
Some deep part of me thinks that this is all poetry is, at best: a clear record of a moment where something catches.
Poetry
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The Dottery by Kirsten Kaschock
Jeanne Obbard reviews Kirsten Kaschock's The Dottery today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Wynona Stone Poems by Caki Wilkinson
D. Gilson reviews Caki Wilkinson's The Wynona Stone Poems today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Tom Sleigh
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club chats with Tom Sleigh about his new book, Station Zed,, how reportage and the surreal can combine inside a poem, and secularizing the mysteries of death, redemption, and resurrection.
Instant Winner by Carrie Fountain
Caitlin Mackenzie reviews Carrie Fountain's Instant Winner today in Rumpus Poetry.
Thing Music by Anthony McCann
Shawnacy Kiker reviews Anthony McCann's Thing Music today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Rumpus Late Nite Poetry Show: Beth Bachmann
In Episode 8 of The Rumpus Late Nite Poetry Show, poet Beth Bachmann chats about her new collection, Do Not Rise, Dolly Parton, and the demands of lyric poetry.
The Americans by David Roderick
The Americans is no self-help book, no guide to suburban living. Rather, [it] offers all of us a chance to examine the places we make our homes, to remember what these places might mean in the context of American history, and to consider how they might shape American culture.
The Book of Scented Things: 100 Contemporary Poems About Perfume and Love Poems by Bertolt Brecht
Barbara Berman reviews The Book of Scented Things: 100 Contemporary Poems About Perfume and Bertolt Brecht's Love Poems today in Rumpus Poetry.
Night’s Reading by Marthe Reed
Lauren Hall reviews Marthe Reed's Night's Reading today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Complete Poetry of Robert Herrick
Patrick James Dunagan reviews The Complete Poetry of Robert Herrick today in Rumpus Poetry.