Poetry
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National Poetry Month Day 20: “Conflict Tourism” by Erika Meitner
Conflict Tourism Belfast, NI People here think my accent is charming because America is young. Today at the Friday bakery
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National Poetry Month Day 19: 3 Poems by Amy Newman
While John Berryman Crosses The Washington Avenue Bridge 6 January 1972 While John Berryman crosses the Washington Avenue Bridge,
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The Heart Is Strange: New Selected Poems by John Berryman
Patrick James Dunagan reviews The Heart is Strange: New Selected Poems by John Berryman and John Berryman’s Public Vision: Relocating the Scene of Disorder by Philip Coleman today in Rumpus Poetry.
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National Poetry Month Day 18: “Instantaneous Letter Writer” by Sandra Beasley
Instantaneous Letter Writer After the others go to bed, my lamp the only light for six miles,
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Streaming by Allison Adelle Hedge Coke
Ann van Buren reviews Allison Adelle Hedge Coke’s Streaming today in Rumpus Poetry.
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National Poetry Month Day 17: “Apollinaire in Iowa” by Hai-Dang Phan
Apollinaire in Iowa After “Les Colchiques” The prairie is poisonous but pretty in autumn
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National Poetry Month Day 16: “Post-Apocalypse (With HGTV Magazine)” by Jeannine Hall Gailey
Post-Apocalypse (with HGTV Magazine)
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National Poetry Month Day 15: “All the Unemployed Artists I Know Have iPhones” by Daniel Khalastchi
All the Unemployed Artists I Know Have iPhones: We walked to the sea with a bucket and a hand rake. We dug out our kidneys, put them in the bucket, then waited for rain you said the weatherman promised. On…
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Many Small Fires by Charlotte Pence
Jessie Carty reviews Charlotte Pence’s Many Small Fires today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Rumpus Interview with Christian Kiefer
Writer, musician, and poet Christian Kiefer discusses his literary influences, the “beautiful, beat up, and weird town” that is Reno, and writing from the perspective of beasts in his new novel The Animals.
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“Who You Are”: On Anne Carson’s Short Talks and Reprint Editions
Reprints are lost gems. A gorgeous semi-precious stone perhaps in an antiquated or garish setting. A ring at the flea market that sparkles and shines, waiting for someone to repackage it, offer it with a proposal, wear it anew.