Poetry
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Andrés Cerpa
Andrés Cerpa discusses his new collection, THE VAULT.
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Ways to Love, and Be Loved: Talking with Joy Ladin
Joy Ladin discusses the new edition of THE BOOK OF ANNA.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Matt Broaddus
People stare with their compass / faces asking the same question.
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To Set Asunder: The Separation and Synthesis of Tiana Nobile’s Cleave
A word becomes a reckoning, a reconciling of contradiction.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by L. A. Johnson
If before I imagined a gorgeous lake, / by now it would’ve trembled empty.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Four Poems by Arati Warrier
But sometimes a brief moment vibrates in my chest // leaves me to chase desire.
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Electric Synthesis: Drakkar Noir by Michael Chang
Chang’s style imitates internet culture and the patterns of an anxious mind. But there’s also glamour.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Sihle Ntuli
I will tell you about // the vicious slobbering dogs of suburbia
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Before the First Book: A Roundtable Discussion
With Gabrielle Bates, I.S. Jones, and Erin Marie Lynch.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Kristi Estefania Stout Larios
I know if I open them I will see the ship // the ocean I came from.
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Wired for Wordplay: A Conversation with Kelli Russell Agodon
Kelli Russell Agodon discusses her new collection, DIALOGUES WITH RISING TIDES.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Kayleb Rae Candrilli
Kayleb Rae Candrilli discusses their new poetry collection, WATER I WON’T TOUCH.