Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Christina Olivares
the remedy of displacement / is that we can root almost anywhere
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David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: W. S. Merwin: An Appreciation
The psyche is haunted by its own swollen intimacies, Merwin’s poems remind us.
War Games: Kill Class by Nomi Stone
What happens when we play along with something not real—does it become real?
The Last Poem I Loved: “Caligulan” by Ernest Hilbert
Now we are untethered, which is disquieting.
Why I Chose Natalie Scenters-Zapico’s Lima :: Limón for the Rumpus Poetry Book Club
What we’re reading in our Poetry Book Club next month!
Melodic, Honorable Engagement: Ryan Vine, T. R. Hummer, and Norman Finkelstein
Reading Vine, Hummer, and Finkelstein, in an era in which people often feel almost flattened, we rise.
What Is Found There: Talking with Barbara Crooker and Marjorie Maddox
Poets Barbara Crooker and Marjorie Maddox discuss their writing.
David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: The Whitman Notebook: Which Is Ahead
Walt Whitman says that to be an American is to be a poet.
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Hala Alyan
Hala Alyan discusses her latest collection, THE TWENTY-NINTH YEAR.
Peripheral Terror: Total Recall by Samantha Giles
There is horror in how a memory can be altered or rendered “false” by exterior forces.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Sara Borjas
Absent things // never leave because they never arrive.