Intimate and Vast: Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz
This is stunning work—painful, embodied, and glorious.
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The Mentor Series: Michael Torres and Richard Robbins
Michael Torres interviews his mentor, Richard Robbins.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Ashley M. Jones
look, my dark love, at your hands. see what they can’t grasp when you let me go?
Owning the Narrative: A Conversation with Megan Fernandes
Megan Fernandes discusses her new collection of poetry, GOOD BOYS.
Ode to Girlhood: Olivia Gatwood’s Life of the Party
The world that suffocates girls still has a lot to learn from them.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Gabriel Cortez
what good is a jersey if it won't carry a small sun into orbit?
Living to Survive: Bodega by Su Hwang
Bodega is one of the most experimental and ambitious projects that I have encountered.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #209: Lisa Olstein
“I don’t think I know how to write if I’m not guided by sound—that’s when it feels like I’m flailing or straining.”
Rumpus Original Poetry: Four Poems by Jaz Sufi
Cackle in the witch dark. Glitter bloom the blood.
Ways to Become Unpinnable: Talking with Natalie Diaz
Natalie Diaz discusses her new collection, POSTCOLONIAL LOVE POEM.
Why I Chose Ariel Francisco’s A Sinking Ship Is Still a Ship for the Rumpus Poetry Book Club
What we’re reading in our Poetry Book Club next month!
Time Is Money: Porn Carnival by Rachel Rabbit White
This isn’t a book about loss; rather, it’s a book about sheer willpower and intentionality.