Read Features & Reviews Interviews Rumpus Original A reflection on reflection: An interview with Katherine Indermaur EJ LevyMarch 27, 2023 I did some research on how the vertical slash was used in different contexts, and fell in love with the Sheffer stroke.Read
Read Features & Reviews Poetry Rumpus Original Filling in the Missing Patchwork: A Conversation with Steven Reigns Diane GottliebDecember 1, 2021 Steven Reigns discusses his newest poetry collection, A QUILT FOR DAVID. Read
Read Features & Reviews Poetry Rumpus Original Reimagining Place in the Pandemic Edward DerbyAugust 17, 2021 This collection suggests again and again that poets and poetry are conjoined with such places—found on a map and indelibly mapped to the psyche.Read
Read Features & Reviews Mini-Interviews The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Felicia Rose Chavez Kisha Lewellyn SchlegelJune 24, 2021 “Listening is the first and most important step to maintaining a storytelling tradition.”Read
Read Features & Reviews Rumpus Original Hopeful Acts: Talking with Krys Malcolm Belc Emily RobbinsJune 21, 2021 Krys Malcolm Belc discusses his debut memoir, THE NATURAL MOTHER OF THE CHILD.Read
Read Rumpus Original Getting Word: Black Literature for Black Liberation The RumpusJune 19, 2021 Donate today!Read
Read Features & Reviews Last Book I Loved Poetry Rumpus Original The Last Poem I Loved: “The Hell Poem” by Shane McCrae Dana LevinMay 17, 2021 I’m fascinated that the speaker’s harm disappearing is a function of being in Hell.Read
Read Features & Reviews Poetry Reviews Exorcising Whiteness: Khalisa Rae’s Ghost in a Black Girl’s Throat Nicole Shawan JuniorMay 7, 2021 Rae presents America as seen through Black girls’ eyes, experienced by our bodies.Read
Read Features & Reviews Rumpus Original Claiming Our Untold Stories: Talking with Gina Frangello Sophia StewartApril 19, 2021 Gina Frangello discusses her debut memoir, BLOW YOUR HOUSE DOWN.Read
Read Features & Reviews Poetry Rumpus Original On Genre and Angle: A Conversation with Julia Koets Julie Marie WadeApril 9, 2021 Julia Koets discusses her forthcoming poetry collection, PINE.Read
Read Book Club Blog Features & Reviews Rumpus Original The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Randa Jarrar The Rumpus Book ClubFebruary 23, 2021 Randa Jarrar discusses her new memoir, LOVE IS AN EX-COUNTRY.Read
Read Features & Reviews Rumpus Original What to Read When What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Black History The RumpusFebruary 5, 2021 Rumpus editors share a list of new and forthcoming books to celebrate Black History Month!Read