Poetry
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The World Is on Fire: Living Weapon by Rowan Ricardo Phillips
A democratic art, the poet says, will take us through. Come November, vote.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Marlin M. Jenkins
“I really believe that if it matters to the writer, it can find space in the poem.”
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A Quintessential Quarantine Read: Paige Lewis’s Space Struck
Narratives, reflections—“bright particulars,” every one.
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On Hauntings and Huntings: Talking with Jihyun Yun
Jihyun Yun discusses her debut poetry collection, SOME ARE ALWAYS HUNGRY.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Rae Winkelstein
it’s unclear if you love him or love to ache.
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The Authentic Self: I Live in the Country & other dirty poems by Arielle Greenberg
Every poem in I Live in the Country sells what it’s craving.
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Rumpus Exclusive: Cover Reveal for Who’s Your Daddy
An exclusive look at the cover of Arisa White’s forthcoming collection, WHO’S YOUR DADDY.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Michael Mlekoday
Where am I going? Is all this talk / of God and grandmothers / merely escape?
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The Dead Speak to the Living: Talking with Francisco Aragón
Francisco Aragón discusses his new book, AFTER RUBÉN.
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Gospel That Kicks Up the Dust: Neck of the Woods by Amy Woolard
Tenderness lies between the sharp and the sweet.

