The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Cynthia Marie Hoffman
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club chats with Cynthia Marie Hoffman about her new book, Paper Doll Fetus, twilight sleep, and the importance of giving voice to the voiceless.
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Good Night Brother by Kimberly Burwick
Julie Marie Wade reviews Kimberly Burwick's Good Night Brother today in Rumpus Poetry.
Miller Williams, 1930-2015
Poet Miller Williams has died at the age of 84. I only knew him as a teacher—he’s the reason I went to the University of Arkansas for my MFA, and…
Veiled Spill: A Sequence by Jan Clausen
Kelly Morse reviews Jan Clausen's Veiled Spill: A Sequence today in Rumpus Poetry.
A Manifesto for Bad Poetry
If guided well, no-one who sets out to write a bad poem is going to accidentally write an excellent one.
The Rumpus Interview with Edward Hirsch
Dean Rader talks with Edward Hirsch about his new book Gabriel, the pain of losing a child, and the challenges of writing grief.
A Famous Blues / Go Find Your Father by Harmony Holiday
Kent Shaw reviews Harmony Holiday's A Famous Blues / Go Find Your Father today in Rumpus Poetry.
A Woman Without a Country by Eavan Boland
Jenna Le reviews Eavan Boland's A Woman Without a Country today in Rumpus Poetry.
Love Sonnets and Elegies by Louise Labé, translated by Richard Sieburth
Patrick James Dunagan reviews Richard Sieburth's translation of Louise Labé's Love Sonnets and Elegies today in Rumpus Poetry.
The View from Saturn by Alice Friman
Tariq al Haydar reviews Alice Friman's The View from Saturn today in Rumpus Poetry.
Blue Horses by Mary Oliver
Barbara Berman reviews Mary Oliver's Blue Horses today in Rumpus Poetry.