The Rumpus Interview with Rich Villar
Poet Rich Villar discusses his activism, his admiration for Pablo Neruda, the importance of vernacular, and why love poetry may be the most political poetry of all.
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The Rumpus Interview with Kathleen Hanna
Frontwoman of seminal '90s punk band Bikini Kill, experimental multimedia group Le Tigre, and now The Julie Ruin, Kathleen Hanna talks about how her music is about herself, now more than ever, and what it's like to be considered an iconic leader of the Riot Grrrl movement.
The Rumpus Interview with Patricia Lockwood
Patricia Lockwood, poet and author of the infamous "Rape Joke," talks about her book Balloon Pop Outlaw Black, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s influence on her writing, and what fame means for poets in the age of social media.
The Rumpus Interview with Edwidge Danticat
For our first interview of 2014, The Rumpus sits down with the luminous Edwidge Danticat to discuss the staying power of the short story, the impact of resistance, statelessness and Dominican-Haitian relations, and giving yourself permission to write.
The Rumpus Interview with Therese Workman and Tyler Wood of Oh My Goodness
Therese Workman and Tyler Wood talk about growing up in Maine and what it's like to be DIY in the music industry today.
The Rumpus Interview with Beth Lisick
Beth Lisick, writer and the co-founder of Porchlight, the monthly storytelling series and a San Francisco institution, sits down to chat about collecting her shames, working with City Lights on her newest book, the act of telling stories in public, and the messiness of being a human.
The Rumpus Interview with Ronee Blakley
In 1975, Robert Altman's Nashville hit the big screen and introduced American audiences to country and folk singer Ronee Blakley. Here, Blakley sits down for a chat about her Academy Award-nominated role, working with Altman, and her current stance as a feminist and activist.
The Rumpus Interview with Dr. Mimi Hoang
Dr. Mimi Hoang, psychologist, author, and co-founder of the Los Angeles Bi Task Force and amBi, discusses the lack of a bisexual voice in the national conversation and her long-term work as a mental health advocate and researcher of bi identity.
The Rumpus Interview with Kevin Sampsell
Writer and publisher Kevin Sampsell talks about his first novel, This Is Between Us, the intricacies of romantic relationships, and making people uncomfortable through "holy shit moments."
The Rumpus Interview with Kevin Barry
Irish writer Kevin Barry sits down for a chat about life in County Sligo, not knowing what your stories are about until years after you've written them, and the summer he spent in a camping trailer on a West Cork beach.
The Rumpus Interview with Maureen Seaton
Maureen Seaton sits down to discuss queering poetry, collaborating on collections, vacillating between literary genres, and why Audre Lorde's "Uses of the Erotic" is at the top of her credos.
The Rumpus Interview with Stephen Dixon
The prolific Stephen Dixon sits down with The Rumpus to discuss the endings of short stories, beginning with good lines, and his evasive history with editors.