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An excerpt from The Rumpus Poetry Book Club‘s October selection, American Treasure by Jill McDonough forthcoming from Alice James Books on November 8, 2022 Subscribe by September 15 to the Poetry Book Club to receive this title and an invitation to an exclusive conversation with the author via Crowdcast Jealous of Children Not jealous of […]
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I read poetry for enjoyment now, to feel seen, and to see the world differently.
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Andrés Cerpa discusses his new poetry collection, THE VAULT.
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Andrés Cerpa discusses his new collection, THE VAULT.
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What we’re reading in our Poetry Book Club next month!
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Barbara Berman reviews four books in her 2020 Holiday Poetry Shout-Out
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Sumita Chakraborty discusses her debut collection, ARROW.
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Tenderness lies between the sharp and the sweet.
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What we’re reading in our Poetry Book Club next month!
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Poet Matthew Olzmann discusses his work with Julie Marie Wade.
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All three remind readers that what is imagined is not always real and the world is not as expected.
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In these moments, we are there with her, to witness the work of staying sane.
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Shira Erlichman discusses her debut poetry collection, ODES TO LITHIUM.
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Her poems make felt observations sing, no matter the subject.
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What we’re reading in our Poetry Book Club next month!
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Except she isn’t windless and neither are we, thanks to her.
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Franny Choi discusses her second collection, SOFT SCIENCE.
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Franny Choi discusses her new collection, SOFT SCIENCE.
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Shira Erlichman discusses creating the cover of her forthcoming debut, ODES TO LITHIUM, plus an exclusive first look!
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Every act of reading is inseparable from what the reader has encountered before.
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What we’re reading in our Poetry Book Club next month!
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No elegy is an island and this elegy is no exception.
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The day the manuscript became Driving without a License was the day I said “yes” to the truth of my own life and coming-of-age experience as an undocumented immigrant.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club chats with Phillip B. Williams about his new book Thief in the Interior, form in poetry, and balancing editing work with one’s own.
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