What to Read When You Need to Understand Structural Inequity
There are many types of burns, but there is the cooling stream of joy.
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Mothers and Daughters: Girl by Veronica Golos
Bodies become something to escape from or leave behind.
Tripping the Ekphrastic Fantastic: Talking with Miah Jeffra
Miah Jeffra discusses their new book, THE FABULOUS EKPHRASTIC FANTASTIC!.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #226: Benjamin Nugent
“I’m interested in beautiful events that are wrong.”
Lingering on Darkness: Sleepovers by Ashleigh Bryant Phillips
When Ashleigh Bryant Phillips lets loose, she can shock.
Zones of Paradox: A Conversation with Billy-Ray Belcourt
Billy-Ray Belcourt discusses his new book, A HISTORY OF MY BRIEF BODY.
Rumpus Exclusive: “Brave Is a Decision”
I’d crossed a line and owned a new secret life. There was no going back.
Disrupting Language Hierarchies: Talking with Judith Santopietro
Judith Santopietro discusses TIAWANAKU. POEMAS DE LA MADRE COQA/POEMS FROM THE MOTHER COQA.
What to Read When You’re Trying to Hold Your Selves Together
Irena Yamboliev shares a reading list to celebrate LOOKING WAS NOT ENOUGH.
Let Our Rage Become a Storm: Kelly Grace Thomas’s Boat Burned
In this collection, women are “vesseled,” carrying the burdens of our culture.
Magical Truth: A Conversation with Chloe N. Clark
Chloe N. Clark discusses her debut story collection, COLLECTIVE GRAVITIES.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #225: Debra Jo Immergut
“I found that the tap seemed to open when I accessed deep emotion and memory.”