Poetry
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Jennifer Givhan
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
This poem lets her—the speaker and Baumgartel—be too much.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Keegan Lester
The maple on the grounds of the church grew sick / years ago.
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Everything Is Alive: Dunce by Mary Ruefle
Ruefle’s memories are as alive as the bodies holding them.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Amy Gong Liu
my teeth / taste like glue. my // teeth taste like sun.
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Poetry as Archeology: Talking with Roy G. Guzmán
Roy G. Guzmán discusses their debut collection, CATRACHOS.
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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.
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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.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #215: Traci Brimhall
“Everything in my life is basically a scribble.”
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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.
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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.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Mary-Kim Arnold
Mary-Kim Arnold discusses her new poetry collection, THE FISH & THE DOVE.