dennis cooper
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The Authentic Self: I Live in the Country & other dirty poems by Arielle Greenberg
Every poem in I Live in the Country sells what it’s craving.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #126: Christopher Zeischegg
“Being thrust into forced ritualistic closeness does break the ice, but doesn’t guarantee closeness.”
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Notable San Francisco: 10/11–10/17
Literary events and readings in and around the Bay Area this week!
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Sound & Vision: Brandon Stosuy
Allyson McCabe talks with music journalist, editor, and curator Brandon Stosuy about his path to music journalism, how the industry has changed, and what he’s working on now.
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Analyzing the Why: A Conversation with Jonathan Reiss
Jonathan Reiss discusses his debut novel Getting Off, his transition from actor to writer, his own past drug use, and our country’s current opioid epidemic.
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Thought Police Are Lurking
Cooper tried reaching out to the technology giant via phone and numerous emails, but has only received a generic statement about a “violation of the terms of service agreement”; he has not been offered any precise explanation. At the end…
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The Rumpus Interview with Amy Rose Spiegel
Amy Rose Spiegel discusses her debut memoir, Action: A Book about Sex, carnal confidence, and the nuances of sex-positivity.
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Crafting Literature Out of GIFs
When a moving image is shorn from one of these videos…we are left with something that feels a little bit “real,” a little bit “fictional,” and a little bit neither. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then how…
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The GIF Novel
For Vice, Blake Butler interviews Dennis Cooper about his new Internet novel composed “entirely of terrifying GIFs.”
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Experimental Literature
Dennis Cooper answers five questions on experimental literature yesterday at HTML giant. The author is asked about the body, politics, economics and race. He also suggests a hefty dose of works to check out. On the unique “use value” of…
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The Rumpus Sunday Book Blog Roundup
Partially due to anti-porn Internet filters, the Canadian magazine The Beaver is changing its name. (via Silliman) The end was near, and now it is near, and damn it, why won’t it just get here already. The Guardian writes on the…