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The Dislexic Poit

I always received glowing remarks on my alliteration or understanding of poetic devices, but they were hidden beneath what felt like hundreds of tiny red strikes across misspellings—although my phonetic versions of the words were sometimes genius, and always understandable.

The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Sarah M. Sala

“A poem is like a vision test—its vision is either clear or it’s not.”

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What Would a Woman of Color Do?

How do we transcend generations of trauma and let go of our burdensome past?

This Thing of Existence: Talking with Rion Amilcar Scott

Rion Amilcar Scott discusses his new story collection, THE WORLD DOESN’T REQUIRE YOU.

The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #153: Julie Schumacher

“I have to confess here that I never studied Shakespeare in college.”

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How to Steal a Frozen Burrito

If you ask me why I did it, I can’t give you a proper answer. I was hungry and didn’t have much money, but it wasn’t like I was homeless or went to sleep starving.

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Rumpus Exclusive: “Passing as Privileged”

I don’t feel ashamed of my history, I feel ashamed of letting it be erased.

ENOUGH: America’s Wholly Visible Underbelly

A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.

What to Read When You Want to Go to College

College is a rite of passage for many young people, and it's also a part of the American Dream for many families. Here is a list of books that tackle those fraught four years.

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The Ladies’ University Experience

Donna Drucker writes for Notches on the Dean of Women’s Office at Purdue University. The Dean of Women’s Office was the late 1960s predecessor to the university’s modern-day Dean of…

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La Boheme Portlandia

As for gentrification, like in every desirable part of the country, economics decide the contest, and wealth wins every time.

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GOP Candidate Would Censor Free Speech at Universities

Tenured professors might soon be a thing of the past, and that could prove particularly frightening if one Republican presidential candidate gets a hold of the Department of Education. Tenure…

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