Songs of Our Lives: Dead Kennedys’ “Chemical Warfare”
I had no idea who Saddam Hussein was—or what band had just made that big, big noise—but I was sure of one thing: I was pissed off.
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HORN! REVIEWS: Reading Style: A Life in Sentences
Another wonderful illustrated review from HORN!
The Rumpus Late Nite Poetry Show: Rachel Zucker
In Episode 4 of The Rumpus Late Nite Poetry Show, Dave Roderick sits down with poet Rachel Zucker to talk about her latest collection, The Pedestrians, what makes for good comedy, and word associations.
Pedestrian
this poem’s possibly timely / not likely timeless which someone once said / separates poetry from the pedestrian
Writing Romance Fiction is a Feminist Act
The overall theme of feminism, for me, is not about having it all. It's about having what you want and being honest about who you are. It's about respecting who you are and what you do.
Make/Work Episode 15: Nate Wooley
In Episode 15 of Make/Work, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with trumpet player/composer Nate Wooley.
Boy’s Club
When I say I am not like other gay men, I mean I am not like this man. I am not loose. I don’t just let things happen. But still I want to take him in my arms and kiss him on the cheek. If I am not here to have sex, then what am I here for?
The Rumpus Interview with Jacinda Townsend
Novelist Jacinda Townsend tells us about her new book Saint Monkey, her love of Morocco, and past life as a lawyer.
FUNNY WOMEN #119: Why Jeannie Drank, a Colloquium
The aim of this inter-, multi-, trans-disciplinary conference is to open discussion on how personal vs. community responsibility can be apportioned and other jargon.
David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: The Poet’s Journey: Chapter 8
When you trust the wisdom from the art of poetry as a guide to writing your new poems, you put your writing in service of something larger than your own ambitions and impulses.
Over the Hill
What’s really fascinating about the end of an athlete’s career is not his decline; it’s what comes next.
Bombing the Bookclub
We had a number of people quit The Rumpus Book Club today because I wrote in a Daily Rumpus email that Israel should stop bombing Gaza.