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.
Features & Reviews
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Mutability: Scripts for Infancy by Andrea Brady
Asheigh Lambert reviews Andrea Brady's Mutability: Scripts for Infancy today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Kept by James Scott
Cam Terwilliger reviews James Scott's THE KEPT today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
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.
In These Times the Home Is a Tired Place by Jessica Hollander
Michael Broida reviews Jessica Hollander's IN THESE TIMES THE HOME IS A TIRED PLACE today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
Special Powers and Abilities by Raymond McDaniel
Jeannine Hall Gailey reviews Raymond McDaniel's Special Powers and Abilities today in Rumpus Poetry.
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 Big Smoke by Adrian Matejka
Weston Cutter reviews Adrian Matejka's The Big Smoke today in Rumpus Poetry.
Visitation Street by Ivy Pochoda
Liza Sanchez reviews Ivy Pochoda's VISITATION STREET today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
Two-Headed Nightingale by Shara Lessley
Ryan Teitman reviews Shara Lessley's Two-Headed Nightingale today in Rumpus Poetry.
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 Last Animal by Abby Geni
Elizabeth Word Gutting reviews THE LAST ANIMAL by Abby Geni today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.