National Poetry Month Day 5: “ESL” by Jericho Brown
ESL You come with a little Black string tied Around your tongue Knotted to remind Where you came from And why you left Behind photographs Of people whose Names need…
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If I Don’t Breathe How Do I Sleep by Joe Wenderoth
Eric Dean Wilson reviews Joe Wenderoth's If I Don't Breathe How Do I Sleep today in Rumpus Poetry.
National Poetry Month Day 4: “We Who Bite the Hand” by Jonterri Gadson
We Who Bite the Hand The asses that sit on grocery store eggs praying they will hatch belong to the hands that sever worms and snap beetle’s backs just so we can…
Pepper Girl by Jonterri Gadson
Joelle Biele reviews Jonterri Gadson's Pepper Girl today in Rumpus Poetry.
National Poetry Month Day 3: “this is me” by Adam McGovern
this is me PATH train ride, boy and girl inked, unmarked legs braided at one knee a bud from the same split phone cord speaking in each other’s ear and…
National Poetry Month Day 2: “Aubade” by Ruben Quesada
Every year, for National Poetry Month, the Rumpus presents a poem-a-day for the month of April. Today's poem is "Aubade" by Ruben Quesada.
Barbara Berman’s Chapbook Roundup
Barbara Berman reviews chapbooks by Cornelius Eady, Susan Lewis and Dean Rader today in Rumpus Poetry.
National Poetry Month Day 1: “To Sell Sweetie” by Barbara Jane Reyes
Every year, for National Poetry Month, the Rumpus presents a poem-a-day for the month of April. Today's poem is "To Sell Sweetie" by Barbara Jane Reyes.
Without a Claim by Grace Schulman
Anna Ziering reviews Grace Schulman's Without a Claim today in Rumpus Poetry.
Revising the Storm by Geffrey Davis
Jess Smith reviews Geffrey Davis's Revising the Storm today in Rumpus Poetry.
David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: The Poet’s Journey: Preamble
With this column, Poetry Wire begins a multi-part exploration of how you might become a poet in the modern world.