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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Jennifer Givhan

  • Jennifer Givhan
  • May 21, 2020
They are headless. As I am too often / headless. As women are wont to be.
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Frenetic, Excitable, and Direct: Sylvie Baumgartel’s Song of Songs

  • Kate O’Donoghue
  • May 15, 2020
This poem lets her—the speaker and Baumgartel—be too much.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Keegan Lester

  • Keegan Lester
  • May 14, 2020
The maple on the grounds of the church grew sick / years ago.
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Everything Is Alive: Dunce by Mary Ruefle

  • Monica Uszerowicz
  • May 8, 2020
Ruefle’s memories are as alive as the bodies holding them.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Amy Gong Liu

  • Amy Gong Liu
  • May 7, 2020
my teeth / taste like glue. my // teeth taste like sun.
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Poetry as Archeology: Talking with Roy G. Guzmán

  • Michael Kleber-Diggs
  • May 6, 2020
Roy G. Guzmán discusses their debut collection, CATRACHOS.
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On Loss of Land and Loss of Girlhood: Taneum Bambrick’s Vantage

  • Aria Aber
  • May 1, 2020
Girlhood remains, like the land, a constant site of male fascination, desire, and violence.
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National Poetry Month Day 30: Oliver Baez Bendorf

  • Oliver Baez Bendorf
  • April 30, 2020
We celebrate National Poetry Month with new poems daily, illustrating a variety of voices and perspectives in contemporary poetry.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #215: Traci Brimhall

  • Kathryn Nuernberger
  • April 30, 2020
“Everything in my life is basically a scribble.”
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National Poetry Month Day 29: Alison C. Rollins

  • Alison C. Rollins
  • April 29, 2020
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National Poetry Month Day 28: Kathleen Ossip

  • Kathleen Ossip
  • April 28, 2020
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Mary-Kim Arnold

  • The Rumpus Book Club
  • April 28, 2020
Mary-Kim Arnold discusses her new poetry collection, THE FISH & THE DOVE.
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