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ENOUGH: The Boogeyman

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  • November 22, 2021
A Rumpus series of work by women, trans, and nonbinary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Bringing to Light: A Gathering and Tethering of Memory in Darla Himeles’s Cleave

  • Jenny Wong
  • October 22, 2021
Poems echo, rebound, and speak to one another.
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ENOUGH: Undomesticated Dances

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  • August 31, 2021
A Rumpus series of work by women, trans, and nonbinary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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ENOUGH: The Color of the Cast

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  • August 10, 2021
A Rumpus series of work by women, trans, and nonbinary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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It’s about Choices: Talking with Donika Kelly

  • Sarah Kersey
  • July 19, 2021
Donika Kelly discusses her new poetry collection, THE RENUNCIATIONS.
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We Can Be Both Torn and Whole: Talking with Jeannine Ouellette

  • Megan Vered
  • March 24, 2021
Jeannine Ouelette discusses her debut memoir, THE PART THAT BURNS.
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I’m Cold, Please Touch Me: The Freezer Door by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

  • Carley Moore
  • March 3, 2021
Sycamore wrote this book long before pandemic time, and yet it couldn’t have arrived at a better moment.
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

  • The Rumpus Book Club
  • December 23, 2020
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore discusses her new book, THE FREEZER DOOR.
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Voices on Addiction: The Monster’s Matchstick Mistress

  • Sue William Silverman
  • December 15, 2020
I want to see myself as a whole person.
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A Fantastic Communion: Renaissance Normcore by Adèle Barclay

  • Jessica Fu
  • August 7, 2020
Salt—the speaker’s only remains, after she dives into the ocean and sets herself free of the past.
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To Survive the World: Build Yourself a Boat by Camonghne Felix

  • Emily Pérez
  • January 24, 2020
She wants us to know the mental and emotional labor is exhausting.
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The Brink of Unbearable: Careen by Grace Shuyi Liew

  • Risa Denenberg
  • October 25, 2019
[I]t is as if I am learning a new language with each poem.
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