The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Chris Santiago
Chris Santigo on his new collection Tula, writing a multilingual text, and the connections between music and writing poetry.
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The Rumpus Inaugural Poems: Julie Marie Wade
Each day from January 7 to January 20, Rumpus Original Poems will feature poetry written in response to the coming presidential inauguration. Today's poem is from Julie Marie Wade.
This Week in Books: The Light on the Wall
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 Rumpus Poetry: Three Poems by Faisal Mohyuddin
when to survive this day and the next/four years’ worth will require many/more small, nourishing acts of/self-indulgence and sweet defiance.
The Rumpus Inaugural Poems: Leila Chatti
Each day from January 7 to January 20, Rumpus Original Poems will feature poetry written in response to the coming presidential inauguration. Today's poem is from Leila Chatti.
The Rumpus Inaugural Poems
Official inaugural poems are a strange beast. There have only been five of them and the one we recognize as the first, Robert Frost’s “The Gift Outright,” wasn’t composed for…
Deep City by Megan Kaminski
Caroline Crew reviews Megan Kaminski's Deep City today in Rumpus Poetry.
Arcadia Road by Thorpe Moeckel
Patrick James Dunagan reviews Thorpe Moeckel's Arcadia Road today in Rumpus Poetry.
14 Possibilities of Native Poetry
Natalie Diaz, Featured Guest Editor for the January edition of Connotation Press, has curated a portfolio titled “14 Possibilities of Native Poetry.” In her introduction she poses the question, What is Native…
Letter to Jim
Many days I couldn’t see the way forward, but I kept going, the way you had. It was you, after all, who taught me how to stay.
A Map of the Farm Three Miles from the End of Happy Hollow Road by Amorak Huey
Donna Vorreyer reviews A Map of the Farm Three Miles from the End of Happy Hollow Road by Amorak Huey today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Rumpus Interview with Stacy Szymaszek
Poet Stacy Szymaszek discusses her most recent collection, Journal of Ugly Sites & Other Journals, the "notebook genre," and claiming a city—ugly sites and all.