gertrude stein Archives

Funny Women: Who’s the Man in a Lesbian Relationship? A Guide for Curious Straight People

Present a copy of The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas. Whoever puts it in their purse is the woman. Whoever pulls their own copy out of their pocket is Gertrude Stein.

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The Gothic Horror of the Fourth Trimester: Talking with Julia Fine

Julia Fine discusses her new novel, THE UPSTAIRS HOUSE.

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The Light Endures: 13th Balloon by Mark Bibbins

Grief begs to be analogized, not to be tamed exactly, but somehow made approachable.

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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Kimberly Grey

Kimberly Grey discusses her new collection, SYSTEMS FOR THE FUTURE OF FEELING.

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Gospel That Kicks Up the Dust: Neck of the Woods by Amy Woolard

Tenderness lies between the sharp and the sweet.

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Building and Building: Talking with Patricia Spears Jones

Patricia Spears Jones discusses her body of work, the future of poetry, and more.

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The Joypain of Parenting: Lydia Kiesling’s The Golden State

This is both the exercise and exorcism of motherhood.

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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #212: Mark Bibbins

“I had thought of the title as a placeholder, but it ended up hanging around.”

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Bridging Narratives: Talking with Jenn Shapland

Jenn Shapland discusses her debut book, MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF CARSON MCCULLERS.

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More Than Ordinary: If the House by Molly Spencer

Attention—where it is, where it is not—pervades If the House.

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If You Don’t Know, Now You Know: Talking with Joseph Rios

Joseph Rios discusses his debut collection, SHADOWBOXING: POEMS AND IMPERSONATIONS.

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A Community of the People: Tommy Orange’s There There

THERE THERE does not settle, it unsettles.

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