The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Adrienne Christian
Adrienne Christian discusses her newest collection, WORN.
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Join NOW!Adrienne Christian discusses her newest collection, WORN.
...moreThere was a right way and a wrong way to do things, and those shoes were wrong.
...moreSecrecy stitched us a fraudulent reality. Denial masqueraded as hope.
...moreI was entranced, wondering who made it and why.
...moreStories need concrete details to help you understand, don’t they?
...moreHow much of gender and identity is about dressing up as the part?
...moreMy daughter is beautiful. I wanted to be beautiful. And isn’t she a reflection of me?
...moreWomen don’t need laws to repress their fashion, comfort, identity, or preference. Our society’s deft ability to shame does all the heavy lifting.
...moreAs 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?
...moreFor 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 tastes and class.
...moreArielle Greenberg talks about her new collection, Locally Made Panties, the possibility of feminist pornography, and curating her Rumpus column, (K)ink: Writing While Deviant.
...moreStill, 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.
...moreIn the fashion world, understanding the zeitgeist is a way of orienting oneself within a temporal framework. And it’s in this way that style is woven so memorably through Didion’s writing. What someone is wearing betrays not just the aesthetic of a certain moment but the emotional weight that Didion assigns to it. At the Atlantic, […]
...moreThe Rumpus speaks to Sheila Heti, Heidi Julavits, and Leanne Shapton about Women in Clothes, a new collection of essays and art on the intricacies of femininity and clothing choices.
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