An August Rumpus Book Clubs Update
There’s still plenty of time to join in on the conversation on our August book club selections, Poe Ballantine’s Love and Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere and Brenda…
Poetry
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The Last Poem I Loved: “Satan Says” by Sharon Olds
Therein lies the brilliance of “Satan Says”: Olds's Satan is not villainous because he urges the speaker to denounce her parents ... but because he is too obtuse to comprehend the uselessness of such denunciations to a curious intellect.
In the Laurels, Caught by Lee Ann Brown
Sarah Sarai reviews Lee Ann Brown's In the Laurels, Caught today in Rumpus Poetry.
Desiring Map by Megan Kaminski
Brenda Sieczkowski reviews Megan Kaminski's Desiring Map today in Rumpus Poetry.
Eyelid Lick by Donald Dunbar
David Peak reviews Donald Dunbar's Eyelid Lick today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Last Poem I Loved: “So the Pilot Says Over the Intercom” by David Hernandez
July fifth. My girlfriend and I are waiting on Chinese food to be delivered while the neighborhood kids work their way through buckets of excess firecrackers and I come across…
Undergloom by Prageeta Sharma
Jeff Alessandrelli reviews Prageeta Sharma's Undergloom today in Rumpus Poetry.
murmur in the inventory by erica lewis
Carleen Tibbetts reviews erica lewis's murmur in the inventory today in Rumpus Poetry.
Releasing the Days by Stephen Meadows
Barbara Berman reviews Stephen Meadows' Releasing the Days today in Rumpus Poetry.
Hymn for the Black Terrific by Kiki Petrosino
Julie Marie Wade reviews Kiki Petrosino's Hymn for the Black Terrific today in Rumpus Poetry.
O Holy Insurgency by Mary Biddinger
Kristina Marie Darling reviews Mary Biddinger's O Holy Insurgency today in Rumpus Poetry.