Ice, Ice Baby: A Cool Conversation with Bobby J. Robby, Stripper by Day, Drag King by Night
Bobby J. Robby talks about labor issues, gender identity, and the perils of dating other dancers.
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The Last Book I Loved: Maggie Nelson’s Bluets
15. Bluets becomes a space for desire (thwarted), for mystery, for obscurity and unattainability. To explore the space where these intersect in Nelson is the project of the book.
Ted Wilson Reviews the World #237
A DEAD PIGEON ★★★★★ (2 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing a dead pigeon.
The Rumpus Interview with Jen Doll
Memoirist and Atlantic Wire blogger Jen Doll talks about weddings, open-bar hijinks, and what does and doesn't work for her commitment-wise.
The Sunday Rumpus Interview: Kathleen Rooney
Fiction is often a much-needed step back that gives you the distance to see things more clearly; it’s very often better at explaining why events happened as opposed to just what happened.
The Rumpus Late Nite Poetry Show: Katie Peterson
In the third episode of The Rumpus Late Nite Poetry Show, Dave Roderick chats with Katie Peterson about her latest collection, The Accounts, being a middle child, ars poetica, and made-up games.
The Rumpus Interview with Norman Lock
Writer, playwright, and poet Norman Lock delves into his process and discusses inserting himself into his own fiction, writing from the perspective of iconic characters, and acting as the lawgiver of one's own imagination.
Strong Is the New Sexy
I began to lack reality. I took to baggy tops and A-line silhouettes to hide my poking collarbone, my meatless hips. I took up as much space as I could in bulky sweaters. I compensated for my diminishing reality by covering over my negative space.
Back to the Beginning: Why I Write
In the beginning the words flowed like honey, like maple syrup, like corn syrup; yes, the metaphors flowed just like that.
David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: The Poet’s Journey: Chapter 6
As a poet you are called to be absorbed and aroused and enchanted and intoxicated and beguiled. You embrace occasions that leave you seduced and transfixed, overpowered and enraptured.
The Rumpus Interview with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie sits down for a discussion of her most recent novel, Americanah, interrogations of race, gendered expectations in the U.S., and the transformative power of hair.