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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Kevin Simmonds

Kevin Simmonds discusses his new collection, THE MONSTER I AM TODAY.

A week before our reception, three days married, I beckon Peter to come listen to the song I’ve chosen for our first dance.

I wasn’t pressured to be stoic. I was permitted to release. I was permitted to be.

For me, performance is a conversation with the sacred and timeless, the sublime.

You just have to sink into the music and let it wash over you.

The clash of opinions about music is music itself.

“The fact is we’re all living part of one long song.”

Sarah Smarsh discusses her new book, SHE COME BY IT NATURAL.

Even though I’ve only had my 12-string for two years, this is my favorite guitar.

My parents told me, “This is a special one for the queen.”

I’m not writing confessionals; I’m trying to write hooks.

Literacy, you know firsthand, is a tool, is a motivator, is the beat of education.