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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Dena Rash Guzman

  • Dena Rash Guzman
  • September 20, 2018
What is the sound a witch makes / when she sinks? There is no word for that.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Four Poems by Nate Marshall

  • Nate Marshall
  • September 6, 2018
there’s no word for us / except our names & what is / a secret if i say it / in front of company?
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Shira Erlichman

  • Shira Erlichman
  • August 23, 2018
The forest grew around me. Trees / on streets, walking or waiting.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Michael Wasson

  • Michael Wasson
  • August 9, 2018
now tell me / we’ll make it // to the end / of our unanswerable lives
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Kristin Chang

  • K-Ming Chang
  • July 19, 2018
Like any good wick // I wear a gown of wax.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by José Olivarez

  • José Olivarez
  • July 5, 2018
is it loyalty that keeps us / from tossing what’s not useful?
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Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Strawberry Field

  • Yoojin Grace Wuertz
  • June 22, 2018
To pick a strawberry, one must crouch.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Jennifer Givhan

  • Jennifer Givhan
  • May 17, 2018
Good thing we hadn’t held the chrysalid funeral yet. The two butterflies emerged. Damaged wings but reborn.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Four Poems by Sumita Chakraborty

  • Sumita Chakraborty
  • May 3, 2018
I have not been able to build the etymology of love. / The word, in its weight, is an eclipse.
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National Poetry Month Day 30: Tyree Daye

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  • April 30, 2018
Every year, The Rumpus celebrates National Poetry Month with new poems daily from poets we admire. We aim to illustrate a variety of voices and perspectives in contemporary poetry.
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National Poetry Month Day 29: Jay Deshpande

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  • April 29, 2018
Every year, The Rumpus celebrates National Poetry Month with new poems daily from poets we admire. We aim to illustrate a variety of voices and perspectives in contemporary poetry.
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National Poetry Month Day 28: Amy Saul-Zerby

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  • April 28, 2018
Every year, The Rumpus celebrates National Poetry Month with new poems daily from poets we admire. We aim to illustrate a variety of voices and perspectives in contemporary poetry.
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