Frenetic, Excitable, and Direct: Sylvie Baumgartel’s Song of Songs
This poem lets her—the speaker and Baumgartel—be too much.
Poetry
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Keegan Lester
The maple on the grounds of the church grew sick / years ago.
Everything Is Alive: Dunce by Mary Ruefle
Ruefle’s memories are as alive as the bodies holding them.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Amy Gong Liu
my teeth / taste like glue. my // teeth taste like sun.
Poetry as Archeology: Talking with Roy G. Guzmán
Roy G. Guzmán discusses their debut collection, CATRACHOS.
On Loss of Land and Loss of Girlhood: Taneum Bambrick’s Vantage
Girlhood remains, like the land, a constant site of male fascination, desire, and violence.
National Poetry Month Day 30: Oliver Baez Bendorf
We celebrate National Poetry Month with new poems daily, illustrating a variety of voices and perspectives in contemporary poetry.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #215: Traci Brimhall
“Everything in my life is basically a scribble.”
National Poetry Month Day 29: Alison C. Rollins
We celebrate National Poetry Month with new poems daily, illustrating a variety of voices and perspectives in contemporary poetry.
National Poetry Month Day 28: Kathleen Ossip
We celebrate National Poetry Month with new poems daily, illustrating a variety of voices and perspectives in contemporary poetry.
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Mary-Kim Arnold
Mary-Kim Arnold discusses her new poetry collection, THE FISH & THE DOVE.
National Poetry Month Day 27: Ruth Madievsky
We celebrate National Poetry Month with new poems daily, illustrating a variety of voices and perspectives in contemporary poetry.