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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Kevin Simmonds

  • The Rumpus Book Club
  • July 27, 2021
Kevin Simmonds discusses his new collection, THE MONSTER I AM TODAY.
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He’s Funny That Way

  • Paul Haney
  • May 18, 2021
A week before our reception, three days married, I beckon Peter to come listen to the song I’ve chosen for our first dance.
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Finding Healing in Gospel Music

  • Leah Nicole Whitcomb
  • March 25, 2021
I wasn’t pressured to be stoic. I was permitted to release. I was permitted to be.
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  • Rick Moody
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Swinging Modern Sounds #104: Paradise

  • Rick Moody
  • February 11, 2021
For me, performance is a conversation with the sacred and timeless, the sublime.
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The Quiet Poetry of Post-Rock

  • Karen Cheung
  • December 17, 2020
You just have to sink into the music and let it wash over you.
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Swinging Modern Sounds: Observations on the Occasion of a 100th Column

  • Rick Moody
  • December 3, 2020
The clash of opinions about music is music itself.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Jeff Tweedy

  • Allyson McCabe
  • November 19, 2020
“The fact is we’re all living part of one long song.”
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Re-Contextualizing Dolly Parton in Her Full Glory: Talking with Sarah Smarsh

  • A. Malone
  • October 23, 2020
Sarah Smarsh discusses her new book, SHE COME BY IT NATURAL.
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Wanted/Needed/Loved: Thurston Moore’s 12-String Guitar

  • Allyson McCabe and Esme Blegvad
  • October 15, 2020
Even though I’ve only had my 12-string for two years, this is my favorite guitar.
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Wanted/Needed/Loved: Alice Bag’s Queen’s Quilt

  • Allyson McCabe and Esme Blegvad
  • June 11, 2020
My parents told me, “This is a special one for the queen.”
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Swinging Modern Sounds #103: Song Turned Blue

  • Rick Moody
  • May 14, 2020
I’m not writing confessionals; I’m trying to write hooks.
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To Pimp a Mockingbird: A Lesson Plan

  • Sean Enfield
  • March 9, 2020
Literacy, you know firsthand, is a tool, is a motivator, is the beat of education.
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