Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Joshua Burton
what can stretch from the dead to living as an unbroken line break?
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Aline Mello
They command and you obey. / You hope for a way in.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Jennifer Huang
Was it my greed / or desire too big to hold?
Rumpus Original Poetry: Four Poems by Cameron Quan Louie
It’s tricky to apologize for certain things.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Kelli Russell Agodon
I listen, until all the sunflowers have been put to bed.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Robin Gow
I’m here to suggest you hold your eyelid still / for the needle.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Four Poems by Cate Lycurgus
un-clutch my chest // it’s so stuck // Lord shift me so // I love this
Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Jennifer Perrine
And then, instead, I told him I wanted / to go.
Presence: The Heartspeak of Indigenous Poets: Mason J.
Tanaya Winder and Cuauhtémoc Peranda co-curate exclusive poetry to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Kay Ulanday Barrett
someone thought to open up / the sharp thing / rename it meal