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Hopeful Acts: Talking with Krys Malcolm Belc

  • Emily Robbins
  • June 21, 2021
Krys Malcolm Belc discusses his debut memoir, THE NATURAL MOTHER OF THE CHILD.
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Getting Word: Black Literature for Black Liberation

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  • June 19, 2021
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Subverting the Wild West: A Conversation with Anna North

  • Yasmin Roshanian
  • June 18, 2021
Anna North discusses her new novel, OUTLAWED.
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Coat Full of Pockets: A Story Collection Roundtable

  • Allie Rowbottom
  • June 17, 2021
With Dantiel W. Moniz, Kimberly King Parsons, Mary South, Xuan Juliana Wang, and Ashley Wurzbacher.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by L. A. Johnson

  • L. A. Johnson
  • June 17, 2021
If before I imagined a gorgeous lake, / by now it would've trembled empty.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Purity Party

  • Bailey Cunningham
  • June 16, 2021
I used to be able to teach sex without thinking about sex.
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As Complicated as Possible: Talking with Leesa Cross-Smith

  • Monet Patrice Thomas
  • June 16, 2021
Leesa Cross-Smith discusses her newest novel, THIS CLOSE TO OKAY.
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A Mother Is an Intellectual Thing

  • Kimberly Grey
  • June 15, 2021
I hope, by writing this, language can jar a wound.
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Rumpus Exclusive: “Your Fruit Bowl is (Reasonably) Safe”

  • Kimberly Dark
  • June 14, 2021
Healing is episodic. It doubles back and trauma breathes again.
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Hope Past the Page: A Conversation with Matthew Clark Davison

  • Celeste Chan
  • June 14, 2021
Matthew Clark Davison discusses his debut novel, DOUBTING THOMAS.
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Trust in Action: Talking with the Editors of Fat and Queer

  • Sarah Fawn Montgomery
  • June 11, 2021
Co-editors Bruce Owens Grimm, Miguel M. Morales, and Tiff Joshua TJ Ferentini discuss FAT AND QUEER.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Four Poems by Arati Warrier

  • Arati Warrier
  • June 10, 2021
But sometimes a brief moment vibrates in my chest // leaves me to chase desire.
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