Features & Reviews
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Palimpsest by Kristina Marie Darling
Anne Champion reviews Kristina Marie Darling’s Palimpsest today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Denise Levertov: A Poet’s Life by Dana Greene
Barbara Berman reviews Dana Greene’s Denise Levertov: A Poet’s LIfe today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Rumpus Interview with Jesse Michaels
Jesse Michaels, former member of the punk bands Operation Ivy, Big Rig, and Common Rider, chats about his first novel, the thin line between fact and fiction, and how to turn off the voices in your head that scream “I’m…
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How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America by Kiese Laymon
Stacie Williams reviews Kiese Laymon’s HOW TO SLOWLY KILL YOURSELF AND OTHERS IN AMERICA today in The Rumpus Book Review.
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Conversations with Literary Ex-Cons: Patricia McConnel
Patricia McConnel, who served time in a federal prison in the 1950s, sits down to talk about her past, and about Sing Soft, Sing Loud
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We Come Elemental by Tamiko Beyer
Sean Singer reviews Tamiko Beyer’s We Come Elemental today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Fringe Florida by Lynn Waddell
Kenny Squires reviews Lynn Waddell’s FRINGE FLORIDA today in The Rumpus Book Review.
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The Obituary by Gail Scott
Amelia Schonbek reviews THE OBITUARY by Gail Scott today in The Rumpus Book Review.
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The Rumpus Interview with Lucy Corin
Lucy Corin talks about her new story collection, One Hundred Apocalypses and Other Apocalypses, why she never says “ohhh” at poetry readings, and how desire and dread like to sleep in the same bed.
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The Declarable Future by Jennifer Boyden
Marisa Siegel reviews Jennifer Boyden’s The Declarable Future today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Male Writers Discussing Writer’s Retreats
Today I overheard two male writers discussing their various residencies at writer’s retreats (Yaddo, The Macdowell Colony, etc). These two men were middle aged, with young children, and wives who, as they both described, stayed behind with the children while…
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Super Hot Prof-on-Student Word Sex: Kelly Luce
If it weren’t such a goddamn cliché, I’d write something snappy like: “Kelly Luce is attempting to reinvigorate magical realism by launching a full-scale invasion of Murakami’s homeland.”