From the Archive: Rumpus Original Fiction: No Good
The sounds that she would expect here are entirely absent. There are no cries, no weeping. Just soothing, muffled tones.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Cynthia Dewi Oka
Cynthia Dewi Oka discusses her new collection, FIRE IS NOT A COUNTRY.
Both Trauma and Sin: Elizabeth Miki Brina’s Speak, Okinawa
Speak, Okinawa is masterful at describing the internal dissonance that mixed race children can feel.
The Lure of the Process: Talking with Chang-rae Lee
Chang-rae Lee discusses his new novel, MY YEAR ABROAD.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Dr. Amra Sabic-El-Rayess
“The difference with memorializing my story is that I have invited others to live it, for a moment.”
Making a Shelter of Language: A Conversation with Bhaswati Ghosh
Bhaswati Ghosh discusses her debut novel, VICTORY COLONY, 1950.
Voices on Addiction: Memories of My Daddy and Me(th)
For years, decades even, my father tried to escape meth’s hold.
A Language for Extinction: Zaina Alsous’s A Theory of Birds
And if you ask of her to come to you, her answer is refusal.
Rumpus Original Fiction: What Kind of Alone?
Everything old felt far away; everything new felt exhilarating.
The Danger Is Beauty: Talking with Éireann Lorsung
Éireann Lorsung discusses her new collection of poetry, THE CENTURY.
That Little Bit of Magic: A Conversation with Ramiza Shamoun Koya
Ramiza Shamoun Koya discusses her debut novel, THE ROYAL ABDULS.
Pursuing the Unattainable: A Conversation with Zaina Arafat
Zaina Arafat discusses her debut novel, YOU EXIST TOO MUCH.