Poetry
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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.” I would have anyway, because I’ve been a fan of…
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Two Worlds Exist by Yehoshua November
David Nilsen reviews Yehoshua November’s Two Worlds Exist today in Rumpus Poetry.
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SquareRoot of Love: Valentine’s Day in Paris – A WinePoetryFilm Project
Love. Because our collective survival depends on it.
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The Rumpus Interview with Erik Kennedy
Poet Erik Kennedy discusses literary community and his formative years as a young writer in New Jersey, and shares two new prose poems.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Rosalie Moffett
Rosalie Moffett discusses her new collection June in Eden, writing humor in poetry, using contemporary references, and trying to understand the world.
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Adult Swim by Heather Hartley
Stephanie Papa reviews Heather Hartley’s Adult Swim today in Rumpus Poetry.
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This Week in Books: These Wild Houses
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 wisdom, and they are an important part of our toolkit…
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Multitudes: Policing Black Art
Editors and producers skin my art and wrap my entire face with it, asking me to write and read in Black face.
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The Rumpus Interview with Clarence Major
Clarence Major discusses his new collection Chicago Heat and Other Stories, the artist’s role in politics, Donald Trump and race relations, and Paris in the good old days.
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The Rumpus Inaugural Poems: Airea D. Matthews
Each day from January 7 to January 20, Rumpus Original Poems will feature poetry written in response to the coming presidential inauguration. Today’s poems are from Airea D. Matthews.
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David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: Against Hatred
We poets do not believe the world belongs to us. Our existence is a miracle, and yet we know our world is limited.
