Turning and Turning: Jericho Brown’s The Tradition
[T]his is a book in direct conversation with literary tradition.
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Posts Tagged: domestic violence
ENOUGH: Reporting My Rape
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Fragmenting Forward: Brute by Emily Skaja
After all, isn’t this often the truth of loss? What once was home becomes a graveyard.
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A Pinpoint Perspective: Talking with Jami Attenberg
Jami Attenberg discusses her newest novel, ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS.
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Impossible Hope
The system does not protect or serve those we call “aliens.”
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On Being Seen by Toni Morrison
It’s never too late to read Toni Morrison for the first time.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Gauri Kalyanam
Her heartbeat is a history folded into a vessel.
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I Am the Ignition
I don’t believe in redemption stories.
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ENOUGH: A Before Without an After
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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ENOUGH: I Think I Wanted It
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Natalie Scenters-Zapico
Natalie Scenters-Zapico discusses her new collection, LIMA :: LIMÓN.
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ENOUGH: Remember the Time
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Reimagining Jesus: A Conversation with Savannah Sipple
Savannah Sipple discusses her debut collection, WWJD AND OTHER POEMS.
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When Our Inner Voices Speak: Reema Zaman’s I Am Yours
Reema’s book teems with gorgeous metaphors.
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Telling Our Truths: A Conversation with Shaindel Beers
Shaindel Beers discusses her third collection, SECURE YOUR OWN MASK.
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Reclaiming Our Power: A Conversation with Reema Zaman
Reema Zaman discusses her debut memoir, I AM YOURS.
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ENOUGH: A Bonfire of Blossoms, A Pile of Ash
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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ENOUGH: This Letter Isn’t for You
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Raising the Dead: Claudia Castro Luna’s Killing Marías
The poems in Killing Marías sustain a deep reverence for women and are a call to action for the world.
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Tracing a Lineage of Violence: Talking with D.M. Aderibigbe
D.M. Aderibigbe discusses his debut poetry collection, HOW THE END FIRST SHOWED.
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Change Ourselves, Change the World: Talking with Lacy M. Johnson
Lacy M. Johnson discusses THE RECKONINGS.
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ENOUGH: In the Shadows
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Facing a Lived Reality: A Conversation with Kelly Sundberg
Kelly Sundberg discusses her debut memoir, GOODBYE, SWEET GIRL.
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ENOUGH: Whose Shame Is It, Anyway?
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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One Burning Question: A Conversation with Evelyn C. White
“I understood in that moment that my life had changed forever. And it has.”
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Beautiful Evil: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Alaska attracts those looking to be free from the constraints of society.
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The Body That Is Terra Nullius
My body is a terra nullius, belonging to no one, not even me.
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What Sustains Me
In my marriage, food was love. And control. And coercion. And apologies.
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Why Writing Matters in the Age of Despair
No word is wasted. No story is told in vain.
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ENOUGH: If You Hadn’t Happened
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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