The Last Book I Loved: Re-reading Dana Levin’s Banana Palace in 2019
In such a context, Dana Levin’s particular apocalypses deserve another look.
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Art, Action, and Redaction: A Conversation with Isobel O’Hare
Isobel O’Hare discusses her debut full-length collection, ALL THIS CAN BE YOURS.
The (Pleasurable) Anxiety of (Aesthetic) Influence: Bill Berkson’s A Frank O’Hara Notebook
Long after O’Hara died, O’Hara was still influencing, shaping, editing, Berkson.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Marlin M. Jenkins
let the echo pulse until the sound can’t hold these crooked scared hands
Shadows and Story: Talking with Jake Skeets
Jake Skeets discusses his debut poetry collection, EYES BOTTLE DARK WITH A MOUTHFUL OF FLOWERS.
A Parcel of Stories: Hard Damage by Aria Aber
The speaker in Hard Damage, it seems, is writing herself to life.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Catherine Chen
Wanting is passé. Airplanes fulfill me enough these days.
Why I Chose Malcolm Tariq’s Heed the Hollow for The Rumpus Poetry Book Club
What we’re reading in our Poetry Book Club next month!
Courageous Music: Jane Mead’s To the Wren: Collected & New Poems
Her poems make felt observations sing, no matter the subject.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Kemi Alabi
She tells me Paris / is mostly glitter and ash this time of year.
Slouching Toward Vantage: A Conversation with Taneum Bambrick
Taneum Bambrick discusses her debut poetry collection, VANTAGE.
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Dunya Mikhail
Dunya Mikhail discusses her new collection, IN HER FEMININE SIGN.