It’s about Choices: Talking with Donika Kelly By Sarah Kersey July 19th, 2021 Donika Kelly discusses her new poetry collection, THE RENUNCIATIONS. ...more
Getting Word: Black Literature for Black Liberation By The Rumpus June 19th, 2021 Donate today! ...more
The Last Poem I Loved: “The Hell Poem” by Shane McCrae By Dana Levin May 17th, 2021 I’m fascinated that the speaker’s harm disappearing is a function of being in Hell. ...more
In and of the Wreck: Together in a Sudden Strangeness Reviewed By Lynne Feeley January 8th, 2021 In its imagery and mood, the collection feels distinctly April. ...more
Notable Online: 11/15–11/21 By Ian MacAllen November 15th, 2020 Literary events taking place virtually this week! ...more
Still Wouldst Thou Sing: Nightingale by Paisley Rekdal Reviewed By Gregory Emilio November 13th, 2020 Figures from antiquity—those masks of learned, privileged poets—are rendered utterly contemporary, down to earth. ...more
Notable Online: 10/4–10/10 By Ian MacAllen October 4th, 2020 Literary events taking place virtually this week! ...more
The Sealey Challenge By Laura Buccieri August 4th, 2020 The Challenge creates community through ongoing engagement with it. ...more
Notable Online: 8/2–8/8 By Ian MacAllen August 2nd, 2020 Literary events taking place virtually this week! ...more
Beyond Anger and Sorrow: On Poetry, Pleasure, Politics, and Offense By Jonathan Farmer July 21st, 2020 A poetry of coalition building: how would that sound? ...more
What to Read When You Need to Understand Structural Inequity By Prince Bush and Jonathan Andrew Pérez July 17th, 2020 There are many types of burns, but there is the cooling stream of joy. ...more
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Heather McHugh By The Rumpus Book Club June 23rd, 2020 Heather McHugh discusses her new poetry collection, MUDDY MATTERHORN. ...more
Why We Chose Thea Matthews’s Unearth [The Flowers] for the Rumpus Poetry Book Club By Brian Spears May 5th, 2020 What we’re reading in our Poetry Book Club next month! ...more
Notable Online: 4/26–5/2 By Ian MacAllen April 26th, 2020 Literary events taking place virtually this week! ...more
The Rumpus Guide to AWP 2020 By The Rumpus February 28th, 2020 A selection of AWP 2020 panels, readings, and events that we are especially excited for! ...more
The Rumpus Top 30 of 2019 By The Rumpus December 31st, 2019 We share our thirty most-read pieces of 2019! ...more
A Year in Rumpus Book Reviews By The Rumpus December 30th, 2019 A look back at the books we’ve reviewed in 2019! ...more
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Cameron Awkward-Rich By The Rumpus Book Club December 24th, 2019 Cameron Awkward-Rich discusses his new collection, DISPATCH. ...more
Praise the Bottom: A Conversation with Malcolm Tariq By Cassius Adair December 11th, 2019 Malcolm Tariq discusses his debut poetry collection, HEED THE HOLLOW. ...more
What to Read When: A Holiday Book-Gifting Guide By The Rumpus November 22nd, 2019 Rumpus editors share their favorite books to gift to friends and family! ...more
Notable Chicago: 11/8–11/14 By Jonathan McDaniel November 8th, 2019 Literary events in and around Chicago this week! ...more
Turning and Turning: Jericho Brown’s The Tradition Reviewed By Rebecca Lehmann November 8th, 2019 [T]his is a book in direct conversation with literary tradition. ...more
Notable Philadelphia: 11/5–11/11 By Amy Saul-Zerby November 5th, 2019 Literary events in and around Philly this week! ...more
Why I Chose Cameron Awkward-Rich’s Dispatch for the Rumpus Poetry Book Club By Brian Spears October 4th, 2019 What we’re reading in our Poetry Book Club next month! ...more
Notable San Francisco: 10/2–10/8 By Nishant Batsha October 2nd, 2019 Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week! ...more
Notable NYC: 9/14–9/20 By Ian MacAllen September 14th, 2019 Literary events in and around NYC this week! ...more
Notable Philadelphia: 7/30–8/5 By Amy Saul-Zerby July 30th, 2019 Literary events in and around Philly this week! ...more
What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Pride By The Rumpus June 21st, 2019 Rumpus editors share their favorite writing from LGBTQIA+ writers. ...more
Notable NYC: 5/18–5/24 By Ian MacAllen May 18th, 2019 Literary events in and around NYC this week! ...more
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Franny Choi By The Rumpus April 23rd, 2019 Franny Choi discusses her new collection, SOFT SCIENCE. ...more