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Full Stop Goes to AWP
“So here it is: the trade secrets, the panels and moments we kept bringing back up over meals — really, everything that inspired us to discuss hotel arrangements for the 2013 AWP in Boston on our El ride home.” Full…
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Being Flynn Screening
Our AWP screening of Being Flynn was documented by Ed Negron, a photographer for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago. Click here to peruse his photos. The film is based on Nick Flynn’s memoir Another Bullshit Night In Suck City. Check…
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The Rumpus Reads for 826 Chicago! (Tomorrow!)
We are excited to to present an AWP offsite spectacular/fundraiser: The Rumpus Reads for 826 Chicago. Featuring readings by Cheryl Strayed (yes indeed, Sugar will be in the house!), Peter Orner, Sommer Browning, Brian Spears and Stephen Elliott! Stand-up from…
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Love for Chicago Rumpus Event
Today, Chicagoist gave us some love, announcing that they’ll be at our AWP offsite spectacular, The Rumpus Reads for 826 Chicago, which features an enticing line up of readers and entertainment, with all proceeds going to the 826 Chicago youth…
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The Rumpus at AWP
The AWP Convention starts this coming Wednesday, and The Rumpus will be there. Thursday night we’ll be raising money for 826 Chicago, which is an awesome youth literacy program and which is home to The Boring Store, which is definitely…
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The Rumpus Reads for 826 Chicago
We are excited to to present an AWP offsite spectacular/fundraiser: The Rumpus Reads for 826 Chicago. Featuring readings by Nick Flynn, Cheryl Strayed (yes indeed, Sugar will be in the house!), Peter Orner, Sommer Browning, Brian Spears and Stephen Elliott!…
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The Rumpus Reads for 826 Chicago!
We are excited to to present an AWP offsite spectacular: The Rumpus Reads for 826 Chicago. Featuring readings by Nick Flynn, Cheryl Strayed (yes indeed, Sugar will be in the house!), Peter Orner, Sommer Browning, Brian Spears and Stephen Elliott!…
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Announces…
A lot, really. First of all, we’re about to chat with Aase Berg and Johannes Gorannson about Berg’s book Transfer Fat It’s the first time we’ve done a translation, and we’re very excited to be able to talk with both…
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What Went Wrong?
The Association of Writing Programs announced its accepted events for the 2012 convention in Chicago on Friday, and my Facebook page/Twitter feed blew up with joy and anguish alike. The panel I’d been asked to be a part of missed…
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Mis-Writing Race Is a Failure of the Imagination
In February at the AWP Conference in Washington D.C., Claudia Rankine gave a talk about Tony Hoagland’s poem “The Change.” Afterward, she posted a call for responses to the conversation that started at AWP, and today she posted those responses…
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Things to Do In DC When You’re at AWP
Update: I’m bumping this to the top because I don’t want to lose the good suggestions in the comments. Add your own suggestions down there. Thing 1: Come find The Rumpus table at the Book Fair. We’ll have all sorts…
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Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears
Most of the excitement this week is in Denver at the AWP Conference, but there’s still plenty to talk about in poetry. For instance, have you been keeping up with our National Poetry Month project? We’re only a third of…