Poetry
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Reading Whitman While White
It is only by holding Whitman accountable for all of his language that we can also love other parts of his language and poetics.
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The Burden of Translation: Talking with Leonora Simonovis
Leonora Simonovis discusses her debut collection, STUDY OF THE RAFT.
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Holding Together What’s Left: The Blues of Heaven by Barbara Ras
You want to, but do you? Do you dare hope?
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Charity E. Yoro
suffered the elements / habitable // space / deteriorating in the absence
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The Last Poem I Loved: “In Defense of Our Overgrown Garden” by Matthea Harvey
I read poetry for enjoyment now, to feel seen, and to see the world differently.
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Meditations on Green, Grief, and Girlhood: Talking with Susan Nguyen
Susan Nguyen discusses her debut poetry collection, DEAR DIASPORA.
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Writing from the Bottom: Active Reception by Noah Ross
Active Reception writes into the place where language fails.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Four Poems by Jai Dulani
there came a night I thanked god // for reincarnation.
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You Can’t Stop Rivers from Running: Talking with Rajiv Mohabir
Rajiv Mohabir discusses ANTIMAN and CUTLISH.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Derrick Austin
Derrick Austin discusses his new poetry collection, TENDERNESS.
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Bringing to Light: A Gathering and Tethering of Memory in Darla Himeles’s Cleave
Poems echo, rebound, and speak to one another.
