Reading Whitman While White
It is only by holding Whitman accountable for all of his language that we can also love other parts of his language and poetics.
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Happily Never After: A Conversation with A.A. Balaskovits
A.A. Balaskovits discusses her new story collection, STRANGE FOLK YOU’LL NEVER MEET.
Rumpus Original Fiction: Poor People Disappear
Nothing is not right. There is no indication there has ever been a house.
In and of the Wreck: Together in a Sudden Strangeness
In its imagery and mood, the collection feels distinctly April.
On Loss of Land and Loss of Girlhood: Taneum Bambrick’s Vantage
Girlhood remains, like the land, a constant site of male fascination, desire, and violence.
Your Schooling Is Your Voice: Talking with Abi Daré
Abi Daré discusses her debut novel, THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE.
Rendering Memory: A Conversation with Abby Frucht
Abby Frucht discusses her first collection of poetry, MAIDS.
The Good, the Bad, and the Unf*ckwittable: Talking with Ron A. Austin
Ron A. Austin discusses his debut novel, AVERY COLT IS A THIEF, A SNAKE, A LIAR.
Language Is Material: A Conversation with Simon(e) van Saarloos
Simon(e) van Saarloos discusses PLAYING MONOGAMY.
What Would a Woman of Color Do?
How do we transcend generations of trauma and let go of our burdensome past?
Truth through Fiction: Talking with Nicole Dennis-Benn
Nicole Dennis-Benn discusses her second novel, PATSY.