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Cooped

  • Natalie Ponte
  • February 22, 2021
I picture anxiety as an arrow. I picture it as a mallet.
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A Myriad Reckoning: Seismic: Seattle, City of Literature

  • Katherine Shaw
  • February 17, 2021
The collective reimagining in Seismic calls for literary revolution.
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In and of the Wreck: Together in a Sudden Strangeness

  • Lynne Feeley
  • January 8, 2021
In its imagery and mood, the collection feels distinctly April.
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The Fine Line Between Nihilism and Hope: Talking with Ahmed Naji

  • Madelyn Reese
  • December 28, 2020
Ahmed Naji discusses his new memoir, ROTTEN EVIDENCE.
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Black Kids in Space: Afrofuturism and Mainstream Comedy

  • Jada F. Smith
  • November 4, 2020
We have to lead with our imagination, not with preconceived limitations.
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Community Destroyed, Memories Reconstructed: A Conversation with Vivian Gibson

  • Morgan Forde
  • October 21, 2020
Vivian Gibson discusses her debut memoir, THE LAST CHILDREN OF MILL CREEK.
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From the Editors: Election 2020

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  • October 6, 2020
Rumpus editors share their thoughts, fears, and concerns around the impending election.
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The World Is on Fire: Living Weapon by Rowan Ricardo Phillips

  • Andre Bagoo
  • October 2, 2020
A democratic art, the poet says, will take us through. Come November, vote.
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Between Lightness and Shadow: A Conversation with Kapka Kassabova

  • Sarah Haas
  • August 21, 2020
Kapka Kassabova discusses her latest book, TO THE LAKE.
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Zones of Paradox: A Conversation with Billy-Ray Belcourt

  • Ruth LeFaive
  • July 15, 2020
Billy-Ray Belcourt discusses his new book, A HISTORY OF MY BRIEF BODY.
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Dear Daughters

  • Lillian Giles
  • July 8, 2020
We left because they never gave us back our bodies.
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This Week in Indie Bookstores

  • Ian MacAllen
  • June 16, 2020
Indie bookstore news from across the country and around the world!
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