Rites of Passage: Steven Toussaint’s Lay Studies
We are liturgical animals, Toussaint’s poems suggest, designed to satisfy some ultimate desire with worship.
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Posts Tagged: faith
An Irony Full of Grace: John L’Heureux’s The Heart Is a Full-Wild Beast
The horror of violence is not assuaged by announcing it quickly.
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The Lonesome Home: A Conversation with Aria Aber
Aria Aber discusses her debut poetry collection, HARD DAMAGE.
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Chelsea Bieker
Chelsea Bieker discusses her debut novel, GODSHOT.
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Man vs Man vs Nature: Beyond the Sea by Paul Lynch
So begins an odyssey of survival. Will they make it?
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The Harder, Truer Thing: Talking with Chelsea Bieker
Chelsea Bieker discusses her debut novel, GODSHOT.
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A New Version of Possibility: Talking with Juliana Delgado Lopera
Juliana Delgado Lopera discusses their new novel, FIEBRE TROPICAL.
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Be a Reed in the Wind: Talking with Aisha Sharif
Aisha Sharif discusses her debut collection of poetry, TO KEEP FROM UNDRESSING.
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You Have to Look For It: A Conversation with Cameron Dezen Hammon
Cameron Dezen Hammon discusses her debut memoir, THIS IS MY BODY.
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Chrissy Stroop and Lauren O’Neal
Co-editors Chrissy Stroop and Lauren O’Neal discuss their new anthology, EMPTY THE PEWS.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Two Flash Fictions by Andrea Passwater
Could scars be daughters? The hands don’t understand why I am asking this.
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Aswang as a Second Language
She holds me. We hold each other.
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Celebrating Queer Portland: A Conversation with Claire Rudy Foster
Foster discusses their new story collection, SHINE OF THE EVER.
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The Precipice of Possibility: Leslie Jamison’s Make It Scream, Make It Burn
This thrill that comes with being on the precipice of possibility runs rampant throughout Make It Scream, Make It Burn.
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Attracted to the Dark: A Conversation with Emily W. Pease
Emily W. Pease discusses her debut story collection, LET ME OUT HERE.
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A Rope to Grab in the Chaos: Talking with Esmé Weijun Wang
Esmé Weijun Wang discusses her debut essay collection, THE COLLECTED SCHIZOPHRENIAS.
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Let Go the Reins: Talking with H. S. Cross
H. S. Cross discusses her new novel, GRIEVOUS.
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The Sacred Act of Art-Making: A Conversation with Patrick Coleman
Patrick Coleman discusses his debut novel, THE CHURCHGOER.
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Leveling Up: A Conversation with Lyz Lenz
Lyz Lenz discusses her debut book, GOD LAND.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #179: Miriam Toews
“The root causes of patriarchal violence need to be understood.”
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Voices on Addiction: Happy Birthday to Me
As long as I could feel, I was going to get high.
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Touch the Bear: Talking with Blair Hurley
Blair Hurley discusses her debut novel, THE DEVOTED.
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What Is Found There: Talking with Barbara Crooker and Marjorie Maddox
Poets Barbara Crooker and Marjorie Maddox discuss their writing.
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Heartbreak and Hair Dye: Talking with Amy Feltman
Amy Feltman discusses her debut novel, WILLA & HESPER.
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We’re All Unreliable Narrators: Talking with R.O. Kwon
R.O. Kwon discusses her debut novel, THE INCENDIARIES.
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A Façade of a Woman: R.O. Kwon’s The Incendiaries
It is incredible to crack open an American novel and wince upon seeing parts of yourself reflected back so strikingly.
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The Life of the Mind: A Conversation with Elizabeth Scanlon
Elizabeth Scanlon discusses her debut full-length collection, Lonesome Gnosis, brains and trains, and poetry as prayer.
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They’re No Soldiers: Ryan McIlvain’s The Radicals
The Radicals is the coming-of-age novel at its darkest: all the lessons are learned too late, if at all.
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VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Bethany C. Morrow
Bethany C. Morrow discusses her debut novel, MEM, how it felt to read Toni Morrison for the first time, and her hope for Black girl readers.
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By Accident and On Purpose: A Conversation with Leesa Cross-Smith
Leesa Cross-Smith discusses her debut novel, Whiskey & Ribbons, what it takes to return to a story after a long time away, and how her faith influences her writing.
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