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.”
Poetry
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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.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Four Poems by C.T. Salazar
This is the gospel of barking dogs. Saint / Augustine licking his paw.
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers
Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers discusses her new collection, THE TILT TORN AWAY FROM THE SEASONS.
Writing Through: You Are No Longer in Trouble by Nicole Stellon O’Donnell
There are no line breaks here because there are no breaks here.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Brandon Amico
One in ten Americans will not read this poem.
Fraught Woods: Chelsea Rathburn’s Still Life with Mother and Knife
These are the woods through which we walk from an early age.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #207: Andrew Weatherhead
“I want my art to be symbiotic with my life, not separate from it.”
Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Erin Adair-Hodges
Unzip me from this winter, come / unbog what’s left of this flesh.