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I Had to Go There: Talking with Enzo Silon Surin

  • Frances Donovan
  • August 19, 2020
Enzo Silon Surin discusses his debut poetry collection, WHEN MY BODY WAS A CLINCHED FIST.
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Too Earnest for Twitter: A Conversation with Cameron Esposito

  • Molly Sprayregen
  • July 7, 2020
Cameron Esposito discusses her new memoir, SAVE YOURSELF.
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Rumpus Exclusive: “Mira Returns to Athens”

  • Natalie Bakopoulos
  • July 2, 2020
How had he seen me upon this initial meeting? How had I seen him?
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My Father’s Guide to Field Dressing an Elk

  • Janna Coleman
  • July 1, 2020
Around here, we don’t waste meat, and we don’t waste life.
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Losing the World

  • Amanda Montei
  • June 16, 2020
When we begin life, language is play.
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Wanted/Needed/Loved: Alice Bag’s Queen’s Quilt

  • Allyson McCabe and Esme Blegvad
  • June 11, 2020
My parents told me, “This is a special one for the queen.”
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Writing Small Moments: A Conversation with Suzanne Farrell Smith

  • Donna Tallent
  • May 8, 2020
Suzanne Farrell Smith discusses her debut memoir, THE MEMORY SESSIONS.
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Poetry as Archeology: Talking with Roy G. Guzmán

  • Michael Kleber-Diggs
  • May 6, 2020
Roy G. Guzmán discusses their debut collection, CATRACHOS.
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For the Love of Dogs: Jennifer Finney Boylan’s Good Boy

  • Tucker Coombe
  • April 8, 2020
In this sense, [the dogs] are a perfect foil for the conflicted young author.
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On Anger, Autism, and Blackness

  • Kat Lewis
  • April 7, 2020
The rage and frustration overwhelmed all rational thought.
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ENOUGH: The Most Important Thing a Woman Could Be

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  • March 24, 2020
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Rumpus Exclusive: “Ada Bloom Finds the Windmill”

  • Martine Murray
  • March 16, 2020
Ada followed her song deeper into the bush, until the windmill loomed up before her.
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