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Sunday Rumpus Poetry: Three Poems by Amy Strauss Friedman

I thought that hearts were meant to function as uteri, / to grow linings that bleed clotty when life won’t adhere, / to stall like rusty engines in barren winters, / unprepared for the seasonal shift.

Said Not Said by Fred Marchant

We have met the enemy on a raft of our own dead, and the enemy is us. Is it any wonder so many poets and others engaged with the arts are also devoted to exploring science?

The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #74: Alexandra Naughton

Alexandra Naughton is a writer who grew up in Philadelphia but converted to a California girl in 2008. She runs BE ABOUT IT, a small press and reading series and is…

the consequences of my body by Maged Zaher

“I am grateful/ For the poetics of walking the streets.” And we are grateful to be walking with Zaher through the country of this book.

This Week in Books: Field Theories

Welcome to This Week in Books, where we highlight books just released by small and independent presses. Books have always been a symbol for and means of spreading knowledge and…

Sunday Mornings at the Caffe Mediterraneum by Wendy Sloan

Jenna Le reviews Sunday Mornings at the Caffe Mediterraneum by Wendy Sloan today in Rumpus Poetry.

The Last Book I Loved: Poeta en San Francisco by Barbara Jane Reyes

Through incisive and uncompromising verse, Reyes unearths the hypocrisy at work in exalted American democracy...

Round Lake by Grace Bonner

Edward Derby reviews Round Lake by Grace Bonner today in Rumpus Poetry.

The Rumpus Interview with Eileen Myles

Eileen Myles on recording her new poetry record Aloha/irish trees, the relationship between poetry and comedy, and finding safety in social media.

This Week in Books: American Purgatory

Welcome to This Week in Books, where we highlight books just released by small and independent presses. Books have always been a symbol for and means of spreading knowledge and…

Why I Chose Adrian Matejka’s Map to the Stars for March Poetry Book Club

It started, as it often does, with a recommendation from a friend, in this case Gabrielle Calvocoressi. She sent me an email saying “You have to look at this book.”…

Two Worlds Exist by Yehoshua November

David Nilsen reviews Yehoshua November's Two Worlds Exist today in Rumpus Poetry.

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