The Trauma of Surviving: Tastes Like War by Grace M. Cho
Amid all this survival, Cho carries the reader through with the comfort of food.
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Gods Arrive Where We Pay Attention: A Conversation with Avni Vyas
Avni Vyas discusses her debut poetry collection, LITTLE GOD.
Rumpus Exclusive: Cover Reveal for How You Grow Wings
An exclusive look at the cover of Rimma Onoseta’s forthcoming novel, HOW YOU GROW WINGS.
Where Else Can We Be This Free?: Talking with ire’ne lara silva
ire’ne lara silva discusses her third poetry collection, CUICACALLI/HOUSE OF SONG.
What to Read When You’re Writing Speculative Memoir
Laraine Herring shares a reading list to celebrate A CONSTELLATION OF GHOSTS.
Bright Buoy, Dark Sea: Kelli Russell Agodon’s Dialogues with Rising Tides
Like a buoy, Agodon’s poems rise above and go below the surface.
Every Separation Is a Link: A Conversation with Yanara Friedland
Yanara Friedland discusses her book-length essay GROUNDSWELL.
Wow, Mom!: Mom Genes by Abigail Tucker
The best books I have read about motherhood have not reassured me that these feelings will resolve.
Before the First Book: A Roundtable Discussion
With Sarah Ghazal Ali, Erin L. McCoy, and Tawanda Mulalu.
Rumpus Exclusive: “Flop, Turn, River”
“You should only bluff if you are prepared for the life it brings you,” my dad said. “You bluff, then you can’t go back.”
Reclaiming the Roots of Self-Care: A Conversation with Nneka M. Okona
Nneka M. Okona discusses her new book, SELF-CARE FOR GRIEF.
Projective Wonder: Imagine Us, the Swarm by Muriel Leung
The individual and the crowd might prove as false a binary as anything else, even that [perforated] line sketched between poetry and prose.