The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Nefertiti Asanti
"...each month I embrace a kind of death within my womb that offers me a life I can live with."
Poetry
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Janiru Liyanage
The story thrummed its bruise open and never stopped
Under the Influence of Jane Wong: A Recipe-Qua-Review of How to Not Be Afraid of Everything
Combine multiple ingredients in a single stanza-bowl.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Jireh Deng
The ancient sapien instinct: love is an approximation to danger.
Singing Creatures on a Land That Sings: A Conversation with Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma discusses his forthcoming translation of THE KURAL.
Our Recognizable, Difficult, Earthly Kingdom: Such Color by Tracy K. Smith
Composition here becomes a process of discernment rather than pure creation.
Filling in the Missing Patchwork: A Conversation with Steven Reigns
Steven Reigns discusses his newest poetry collection, A QUILT FOR DAVID.
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Amanda Moore
Amanda Moore discusses her debut collection, REQUEENING.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Àkpà Árinzèchukwu
I guess we’ll never know // if God is for or against us.
Opening Survival Doors Through Language: A Conversation with Stacey Waite
Stacey Waite talks about her poetry collections BUTCH GEOGRAPHY and THE LAKE HAS NO SAINT.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Yvanna Vien Tica
So, earthquake as a god, // creatures as determined judges.