Poetry
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Four Poems by Leah Claire Kaminski
it’s dark there, and wet, and time is closing in
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A Redemptive Elsewhere: Rohan Chhetri’s Lost, Hurt, or in Transit Beautiful
A review of Rohan Chhetri’s Lost, Hurt, or in Transit Beautiful.
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Learning the Hard Way: A Conversation with Kate Baer
Kate Baer discusses her new poetry collection, HOPE THIS FINDS YOU WELL.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Cynthia Dewi Oka
Cynthia Dewi Oka discusses her new collection, FIRE IS NOT A COUNTRY.
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Apples, Sonnet Crowns, and Other Containers of Trauma: Talking with Jeri Frederickson
Jeri Frederickson discusses her debut collection, YOU ARE NOT LOST.
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Metaphor by Any Means Necessary: Destiny O. Birdsong’s Negotiations
Metaphor can make life more bearable, meaningful, or simply comprehensible.
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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.”
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Janiru Liyanage
The story thrummed its bruise open and never stopped
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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.
