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Paper Trumpets #13: Land of Plenty
Most turkeys, even uncooked ones, cannot fly very well. This must be a magical floating turkey.
The Rumpus Interview with Richard Ford
Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Richard Ford discusses his new book, Let Me Be Frank With You, how metaphor shapes our world, and why he doesn't like the idea he has a battery to recharge.
The Last Poem I Loved: “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers” by Emily Dickinson
Dickinson realizes that hope shifts and flutters and changes within you.
Something’s Wrong with Me
To help make the world I want more possible I have to write, I have to talk. Language is my medium.
TED WILSON REVIEWS THE WORLD #260
COMPUTERIZED SONG FILES ★★★★★ Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing computerized song files.
The Rumpus Late Nite Poetry Show: Erin Belieu
In Episode 7 of The Rumpus Late Nite Poetry Show, Dave Roderick talks with poet Erin Belieu about her new collection, Slant Six, her work with VIDA, and how we're all just onions.
The Sunday Rumpus Essay: Symposium on Plot (Road)
A rural meditation on the meaning of plot and place.
The Saturday Rumpus Interview: Guy Forsyth
Singer-songwriter Guy Forsyth talks about his time with the much-storied Asylum Street Spankers, his David and Goliath-esque legal battle against his former record label, and his latest album, The Freedom to Fail.
The Rumpus Interview with Suki Kim
Suki Kim discusses her new memoir, Without You, There Is No Us, going undercover for research, growing up as an immigrant to the U.S., and spending six months trapped in North Korea.
Fantasy Football for Poets: Dispatch #1
I’m not supposed to be an NFL fan. I like writing, books, wine, condiments, ambient music, and US Presidents.
Good Riddance to the Goodbye-to-New-York Essay
Joan Didion's "Goodbye to All That" has spawned a new literary genre: the personal screed about loving (or leaving) New York City.