Poetry
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Word by Word, Brick by Brick: Christine Larusso’s There Will Be No More Daughters
In other words: Larusso does some remarkably heavy lifting in this book.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Cynthia Parker-Ohene
within the skin of restraints i / violate and redden the / hierarchy of/ humanity
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The Last Poem I Loved: “The Hell Poem” by Shane McCrae
I’m fascinated that the speaker’s harm disappearing is a function of being in Hell.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: “Fragments from a Sudden Crescendo”
Museumed graves / intone a call to prayer / for the living.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Alice Liang
The morning rooster rises before us, / the loose bats lie with us after we’ve gone.
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Exorcising Whiteness: Khalisa Rae’s Ghost in a Black Girl’s Throat
Rae presents America as seen through Black girls’ eyes, experienced by our bodies.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: “The Hurting Kind” by Ada Limón
I am the hurting kind. I keep searching for proof.
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National Poetry Month Day 30: Eileen Myles
Celebrate National Poetry Month with new poems daily, illustrating a variety of voices and perspectives in contemporary poetry.
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National Poetry Month Day 29: Ross Gay
Celebrate National Poetry Month with new poems daily, illustrating a variety of voices and perspectives in contemporary poetry.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Threa Almontaser
Threa Almontaser discusses her debut collection, THE WILD FOX OF YEMEN.
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National Poetry Month Day 28: Jessica Abughattas
Celebrate National Poetry Month with new poems daily, illustrating a variety of voices and perspectives in contemporary poetry.
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A Poet of Ecology: Talking with Kate Gaskin
Kate Gaskin discusses her debut collection, FOREVER WAR.