Notable San Francisco: 2/19-2/25
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
...moreLiterary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
...moreLiterary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
...moreEvery year, The Rumpus celebrates National Poetry Month with new poems daily from poets we admire. We aim to illustrate a variety of voices and perspectives in contemporary poetry.
...moreLiterary events and readings in and around New York City this week!
...moreTo kick things off, Brandon Hicks offers us the hilarious illustrated life story of a “Born Failure.” Then, National Poetry Month continues at The Rumpus. First, Amanda Deutch’s “Island Factory” uses couplets to tell a tragic story of immigrant labor in Long Island City. Then, Ashaki Jackson offers a powerful commentary on police violence in America in […]
...moreI try to make sure no one’s around when I talk out loud to books.
...moreAnd after that, it can go into a book. Which is a great place for poetry to die, you know? Jay Deshpande sat down with Montana Ray to discuss her book, (guns & butter), a collection of poems shaped like guns, and all the interplay of societal forces, poetic forms, and linguistic play therein—from the […]
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