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Body Fluids: An Exploration of Motherhood

  • Kris Bigalk
  • May 1, 2018
I think fresh semen smells like aspirin, which is made from a mold that grows on birch trees, which of course are phallic.
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Mothering outside the Margins: Celebrating Messy Motherhood

  • Christine Hyung-Oak Lee
  • May 1, 2018
This May, The Rumpus celebrates and salutes messy, inclusive, complicated tales of mothering.
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National Poetry Month Day 30: Tyree Daye

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  • April 30, 2018
Every year, The Rumpus celebrates National Poetry Month with new poems daily from poets we admire. We aim to illustrate a variety of voices and perspectives in contemporary poetry.
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The Last Poem I Loved : “The Planned Child” by Sharon Olds

  • Jacob Stratman
  • April 30, 2018
The poem is no longer a part of the book I own. I ripped it out, had it framed, and nailed it to the wall right next to the door in our master bedroom.
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Souvenirs and Slaying Dragons: A Conversation with Rolf Potts

  • Sean Patrick Lawlor
  • April 30, 2018
Rolff Potts discusses his new book, Souvenir, the mythological element of souvenir collecting, and the inevitability of mortality.
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National Poetry Month Day 29: Jay Deshpande

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  • April 29, 2018
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National Poetry Month Day 28: Amy Saul-Zerby

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  • April 28, 2018
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National Poetry Month Day 27: Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros

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  • April 27, 2018
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What to Read When You Want to Run Away with the Circus

  • Tessa Fontaine
  • April 27, 2018
Tessa Fontaine shares a list of books to celebrate her forthcoming debut memoir, The Electric Woman.
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Woven from Dreams: A Conversation with Kiki Petrosino

  • Julie Marie Wade
  • April 27, 2018
Kiki Petrosino discusses her newest collection, Witch Wife, the career she'd have in an alternate universe, and the relationship between reading and writing.
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National Poetry Day 26: Ching-In Chen

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  • April 26, 2018
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(K)ink: Writing While Deviant: Brighde Moffat

  • Brighde Moffat
  • April 26, 2018
If there is going to be pain, let it be by choice.
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