“An Elegy for Mathematics,” by Anne Valente
An Elegy for Mathematics, Anne Valente’s first full-length release, is a wonderful little book. Checking in at fewer than fifty pages, it’s a quick but deeply layered and poignant collection…
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“A Constellation of Vital Phenomena,” by Anthony Marra
Some novels defy gravity, spanning years and crossing ruined landscapes and entire solar systems of characters while still maintaining an ethereal, almost impossible lightness. Anthony Marra’s debut novel is one…
The Sunday Rumpus Review: Kino by Jürgen Fauth
On the year anniversary of its publication, Anna March contemplates the impact Jürgen Fauth’s Kino made on her.
The Collected Poems by Marcel Proust
Joe Winkler reviews the Collected Poems of Marcel Proust today in Rumpus Poetry.
Seasons Smooth and Unperplext by Henry Williams
Autumn Elizabeth reviews Henry Williams's seasons smooth and unperplext today in Rumpus Poetry.
“In the Garden of Stone,” by Susan Tekulve
A multi-generation novel is a risky thing. What gives it that unity that distinguishes a novel from a book of linked short stories? How does an author handle the passage…
The Switching Yard by Jan Beatty
Julie Marie Wade reviews Jan Beatty's The Switching Yard today in Rumpus Poetry.
“Present Shock,” by Douglas Rushkoff
If the theories in Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now are true, you may have a hard time finishing this review. In the interest of the perpetual now, I’ll cut…
I Want To Show You More by Jamie Quatro
In her debut collection, I Want to Show You More, Jamie Quatro has accomplished a rare paradox: the collection is stitched together and, yet, it’s loose and baggy, letting in a lot of surprise.
Burn This House by Kelly Davio
Michelle Salcido reviews Kelly Davio's Burn This House today in Rumpus Poetry.
Punchline by Nick Courtright
Brynn Downing reviews Nick Courtright's Punchline today in Rumpus Poetry.
“I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp,” by Richard Hell
Richard Hell – underground poet, critic, and one of the chief architects of New York’s punk scene in the 1970s – begins his long-awaited autobiography with a snapshot of childhood…