The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Adrienne Christian
Adrienne Christian discusses her newest collection, WORN.
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Wingtips and Shell-Toes
There was a right way and a wrong way to do things, and those shoes were wrong.
Wanted/Needed/Loved: Kathleen Hanna’s Girl Style, Then and Now
I was entranced, wondering who made it and why.
If You Let Me Tell You a Story
Stories need concrete details to help you understand, don’t they?
Curse of Beauty
My daughter is beautiful. I wanted to be beautiful. And isn’t she a reflection of me?
I Choose My Pearls: On Feminism, Fashion, and Disneyland
Women don’t need laws to repress their fashion, comfort, identity, or preference. Our society’s deft ability to shame does all the heavy lifting.
FUNNY WOMEN #150: A Little More About Customer #7611594
As for your offer to help me make sure I am getting the right gear, this is another question that troubles me hourly. Am I getting the right gear?
What Not to Wear
For The Millions, Rosa Lyster analyzes the “dos and don’ts” of writing about clothes, arguing that strong descriptions of clothing can help enliven a narrative and provide clues about a character’s…
The Rumpus Interview with Arielle Greenberg
Arielle Greenberg talks about her new collection, Locally Made Panties, the possibility of feminist pornography, and curating her Rumpus column, (K)ink: Writing While Deviant.
Catalogue Broads
Still, stories are subject to a gravity of their own, leaking out of the crevasses of a person's crafted exterior like coffee from the hairline crack of a ceramic mug.