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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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Sihle Ntuli
I will tell you about // the vicious slobbering dogs of suburbia
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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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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Cynthia Parker-Ohene
within the skin of restraints i / violate and redden the / hierarchy of/ humanity
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Rumpus Original Poetry: “Fragments from a Sudden Crescendo”
Museumed graves / intone a call to prayer / for the living.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Alice Liang
The morning rooster rises before us, / the loose bats lie with us after we’ve gone.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: “The Hurting Kind” by Ada Limón
I am the hurting kind. I keep searching for proof.
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National Poetry Month Day 30: Eileen Myles
Celebrate National Poetry Month with new poems daily, illustrating a variety of voices and perspectives in contemporary poetry.
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National Poetry Month Day 29: Ross Gay
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National Poetry Month Day 28: Jessica Abughattas
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National Poetry Month Day 27: Claire Meuschke
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National Poetry Month Day 26: Malcolm Tariq
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National Poetry Month Day 25: Imani Davis
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National Poetry Month Day 24: Kamden Hilliard
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National Poetry Month Day 23: Bradley Trumpfheller
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National Poetry Month Day 22: J. Estanislao Lopez
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National Poetry Month Day 21: Cynthia Dewi Oka
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National Poetry Month Day 20: Caitlin Cowan
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National Poetry Month Day 19: Katie Farris
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National Poetry Month Day 18: Janine Joseph
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National Poetry Month Day 17: Joshua Jennifer Espinoza
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National Poetry Month Day 16: Derrick Austin
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National Poetry Month Day 15: Omotara James
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National Poetry Month Day 14: Benjamin Garcia
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National Poetry Month Day 13: Ashanti Anderson
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National Poetry Month Day 12: Aurielle Marie
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National Poetry Month Day 11: Wakaya Wells
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National Poetry Month Day 10: Camille T. Dungy
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National Poetry Month Day 9: Kristen Rouisse
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