This Huge, Colossal Joy: A Conversation with Molly McCully Brown and Susannah Nevison
Molly McCully Brown and Susannah Nevison discuss their work.
Poetry
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Ugonna-Ora Owoh
I’m a citizen of several things at once, / as concern as they own me more than myself.
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Ariel Francisco
Ariel Francisco discusses his new poetry collection, A SINKING SHIP IS STILL A SHIP.
A Tightrope Act: Frozen Charlotte by Susan de Sola
It’s de Sola’s genuineness in portraying this tightrope act that is Frozen Charlotte’s chief virtue.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Jennifer Givhan
They are headless. As I am too often / headless. As women are wont to be.
Frenetic, Excitable, and Direct: Sylvie Baumgartel’s Song of Songs
This poem lets her—the speaker and Baumgartel—be too much.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Keegan Lester
The maple on the grounds of the church grew sick / years ago.
Everything Is Alive: Dunce by Mary Ruefle
Ruefle’s memories are as alive as the bodies holding them.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Amy Gong Liu
my teeth / taste like glue. my // teeth taste like sun.
Poetry as Archeology: Talking with Roy G. Guzmán
Roy G. Guzmán discusses their debut collection, CATRACHOS.
On Loss of Land and Loss of Girlhood: Taneum Bambrick’s Vantage
Girlhood remains, like the land, a constant site of male fascination, desire, and violence.
National Poetry Month Day 30: Oliver Baez Bendorf
We celebrate National Poetry Month with new poems daily, illustrating a variety of voices and perspectives in contemporary poetry.