Notable San Francisco: 2/19-2/25
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
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Posts Tagged: Jay Deshpande
Notable San Francisco: 9/18–9/24
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
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National Poetry Month Day 29: Jay Deshpande
Every 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.
...moreNotable NYC: 10/7–10/13
Literary events and readings in and around New York City this week!
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To 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 […]
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The Saturday Rumpus Interview: Jay Deshpande
I try to make sure no one’s around when I talk out loud to books.
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And 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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