The Rumpus Interview with Robin Black
Robin Black’s story collection, If I Loved You I Would Tell You This, was first published by Random House in 2010 to international acclaim
Rumpus Originals
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It’s Just My Books I’m Burning!
Djordjevic’s rhythms provide a strong scaffolding throughout this powerful, necessary volume. In Oranges and Snow we have an outstanding example of the literary enterprise.
Albums of Our Lives: Arkadelphia’s Untitled and Never Released Album
He sounds so young on the recordings now. After all, he was young when he wrote most the songs.
DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #83: The Major Notes
We sing the song of parenthood in only the major notes. Were you there? Did you love full-throttle?
Conversations with Writers Braver Than Me: Mike Albo
I've been living in NYC for years so I am cautiously optimistic about everything.
The Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics
I. Jack Kerouac looked like Jesus. In the ink sketch my dad did of him, Kerouac’s arms are outstretched to either side, his head in profile as though waiting for…
One of Us Is Already Gone
[York] never sinks into oblique facts, but he does not forget them, either. He never ignores the simple truth that he is writing poetry, and crafts a collection that is…
FUNNY WOMEN #62: Call It What It Is
I go to the League For Undocumented Students. I have an appointment to see one of their counselors.
The Personal is Political
Narrated by young Nuri, Hisham Matar’s second novel, Anatomy of a Disappearance, tells of a father abducted by a corrupt regime—a story that closely resembles Matar’s own life.