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National Poetry Month Day 20: Talin Tahajian
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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What to Read When You Need to Understand How to Live
Michelle Tea shares a reading list in celebration of her forthcoming book, Against Memoir, out May 8 from Amethyst Editions/The Feminist Press.
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Breaking the Rules: A Conversation with Amy B. Scher
Amy B. Scher discusses her memoir, This Is How I Save My Life, what to do when all available treatments have failed, Trump’s presidency, and the power to heal.
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National Poetry Month Day 19: R.A. Villanueva
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 Girl Next Door: Pot Docs and Loss on the California Coast
[A]s with any documentary, every one of our stories eventually becomes a ghost story. On a long enough timeline, that is.
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National Poetry Month Day 18: Ruth Awad
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 Rumpus Book Club Chat with Mary-Kim Arnold
Mary-Kim Arnold discusses her debut book, Litany for the Long Moment, exploring adoption through a feminist lens, and dancing on the line between genres.
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VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Renee Simms
Renee Simms discusses her debut collection, Meet Behind Mars, leaving law to become a writer, and writing through major life changes.
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National Poetry Month Day 17: Tiana Clark
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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Renovating Reality: A Remembrance of J. D. McClatchy
To us he was Professor McClatchy, and he presided over our Wednesday afternoon sessions with the grace of an elegant, erudite gentleman.
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The Thread: Look What You Made Me Do
Can a person with some agency ever claim victimization, or are agency and victimhood a binary?
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National Poetry Month Day 16: Sandra Simonds
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.