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Good Bones

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From the Archive: Rumpus Original Poetry: Four Poems by Maggie Smith

  • Maggie Smith
  • July 21, 2022
What do we do? We birth the new citizens / & answer their bodies with our bodies. // We rock the new citizens to sleep. / We clothe them with skin & stamp // their passports with milk.
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Owning Your Piles: A Conversation with Maggie Smith

  • Kelly Sundberg
  • November 4, 2020
Maggie Smith discusses her new book, KEEP MOVING.
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Exceptional Pain and Power: Lima :: Limón by Natalie Scenters-Zapico

  • Julie Marie Wade
  • January 17, 2020
See how visceral? Before I opened this book, I felt I was already inside it.
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What to Read When You Want to Rethink Motherhood

  • The Rumpus
  • May 10, 2019
Rumpus editors share a Mother’s Day reading list to challenge traditional views of motherhood!
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What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Women’s History

  • The Rumpus
  • March 15, 2019
Rumpus editors share their favorite writing that speaks to women's history past, present, and future.
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A Year in Rumpus Book Reviews

  • The Rumpus
  • December 26, 2018
A look back at the books we've reviewed in 2018!
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Next Letter in the Mail: Maggie Smith

  • The Rumpus
  • December 18, 2018
Our next Letter in the Mail is from Maggie Smith!
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What to Read When: A Holiday Book-Gifting Guide

  • The Rumpus
  • November 23, 2018
Rumpus editors share their favorite books to gift to friends and family!
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What to Read When Beach Weather Arrives

  • The Rumpus
  • June 1, 2018
Rumpus editors suggest some of their favorite summertime reads!
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Learning to Grow Where Planted: Maggie Smith’s Good Bones

  • Julie Marie Wade
  • May 25, 2018
Part of looking closer is seeing what is hard to face, and part of having courage is addressing what seems futile.
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What to Read When: A Holiday Book-Gifting Guide

  • The Rumpus
  • December 1, 2017
Rumpus editors share their favorite books to gift to friends and family, from recent 2017 releases to longtime literary loves.
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A Hinging Thing: Talking with Maggie Smith

  • Katherine Gibbel
  • November 1, 2017
Maggie Smith discusses her new collection Good Bones, how motherhood has changed her writing, and what it felt like to have a poem go viral.
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