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Within Bianca, the speaker must choose the life she has over and over again, as a way forward—not as a stoic rendition of the eternal return of the same, but as desire.
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Rumpus editors share favorite poetry collections as we continue our celebration of National Poetry Month!
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Our next Letter in the Mail is from Eugenia Leigh!
...moreLiterary events and readings in and around New York City this week!
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Rumpus editors share favorite poetry collections as we continue our celebration of National Poetry Month!
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Rumpus editors share their favorite books to gift to friends and family, from recent 2017 releases to longtime literary loves.
...moreIt’s that time of year again, where writers young and old, from all corners of the country, come to congregate in one gigantic, frenetic, neurotic, alcohol-infused crowd, in a couple of fancy hotels no one can really afford, to stay in and talk shop (or not, depending on how your writing’s been this year). That’s right: […]
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And maybe that’s the ticket: grace. It was the year I expected harsh karma. But instead, I called my friends from the gutters of Hollywood and they picked me up. Every time.
...moreIn the Saturday Interview, May Cobb talks with Austin-based multi-instrumentalist Guy Forsyth about The Freedom to Fail, his first studio album in six years. In a touching aside about his daughter, Forsyth explains the album title: “…she can only grow to the extent that she reaches for things.” Their discussion is framed by the backdrop […]
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Kenji Liu reviews Eugenia Leigh’s Blood, Sparrows and Sparrows today in Rumpus Poetry.
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