The Most Natural Thing by David Keplinger
Stephanie Papa reviews David Keplinger's The Most Natural Thing today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Why I Chose Brenda Hillman’s Seasonal Works With Letters on Fire for the Rumpus Poetry Book Club
I know I’m not supposed to dog-ear the pages of poetry books. It’s bad for the long-term health of the book. I know this. And yet, I’ve dog-eared more pages…
Joie de Vivre: Selected Poems 1992–2012 by Lisa Jarnot
Patrick James Dunagan reviews Lisa Jarnot's Joie de Vivre: Selected Poems 1992-2012 today in Rumpus Poetry.
Belmont by Stephen Burt
Kristina Marie Darling reviews Stephen Burt's Belmont today in Rumpus Poetry.
An August Rumpus Book Clubs Update
There’s still plenty of time to join in on the conversation on our August book club selections, Poe Ballantine’s Love and Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere and Brenda…
The Last Poem I Loved: “Satan Says” by Sharon Olds
Therein lies the brilliance of “Satan Says”: Olds's Satan is not villainous because he urges the speaker to denounce her parents ... but because he is too obtuse to comprehend the uselessness of such denunciations to a curious intellect.
In the Laurels, Caught by Lee Ann Brown
Sarah Sarai reviews Lee Ann Brown's In the Laurels, Caught today in Rumpus Poetry.
Desiring Map by Megan Kaminski
Brenda Sieczkowski reviews Megan Kaminski's Desiring Map today in Rumpus Poetry.
Eyelid Lick by Donald Dunbar
David Peak reviews Donald Dunbar's Eyelid Lick today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Last Poem I Loved: “So the Pilot Says Over the Intercom” by David Hernandez
July fifth. My girlfriend and I are waiting on Chinese food to be delivered while the neighborhood kids work their way through buckets of excess firecrackers and I come across…
Undergloom by Prageeta Sharma
Jeff Alessandrelli reviews Prageeta Sharma's Undergloom today in Rumpus Poetry.