The Rumpus Top 30 of 2019
We share our thirty most-read pieces of 2019!
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Posts Tagged: Jericho Brown
A Year in Rumpus Book Reviews
A look back at the books we’ve reviewed in 2019!
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Cameron Awkward-Rich
Cameron Awkward-Rich discusses his new collection, DISPATCH.
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Praise the Bottom: A Conversation with Malcolm Tariq
Malcolm Tariq discusses his debut poetry collection, HEED THE HOLLOW.
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What to Read When: A Holiday Book-Gifting Guide
Rumpus editors share their favorite books to gift to friends and family!
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Notable Chicago: 11/8–11/14
Literary events in and around Chicago this week!
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Turning and Turning: Jericho Brown’s The Tradition
[T]his is a book in direct conversation with literary tradition.
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Notable Philadelphia: 11/5–11/11
Literary events in and around Philly this week!
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Why I Chose Cameron Awkward-Rich’s Dispatch for the Rumpus Poetry Book Club
What we’re reading in our Poetry Book Club next month!
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Notable San Francisco: 10/2–10/8
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
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Notable NYC: 9/14–9/20
Literary events in and around NYC this week!
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Notable Philadelphia: 7/30–8/5
Literary events in and around Philly this week!
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What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Pride
Rumpus editors share their favorite writing from LGBTQIA+ writers.
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Notable NYC: 5/18–5/24
Literary events in and around NYC this week!
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Franny Choi
Franny Choi discusses her new collection, SOFT SCIENCE.
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What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Poetry
Rumpus editors share favorite poetry collections as we continue our celebration of National Poetry Month!
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Gutting the Sonnet: A Conversation with Jericho Brown
Jericho Brown discusses his third collection, THE TRADITION.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Ilya Kaminsky
Ilya Kaminsky discusses his new collection, DEAF REPUBLIC.
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The Rumpus Guide to AWP 2019
A selection of AWP 2019 panels, readings, and events that we are especially excited for!
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What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Black History
Rumpus editors share for their favorite writing that speaks to black history past, present, and future.
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Rumpus Exclusive: Cover Reveal for Fieldnotes on Ordinary Love
Keith S. Wilson discusses the cover of his forthcoming debut, Fieldnotes on Ordinary Love, plus an exclusive first look!
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What to Read When 2019 Is Just Around the Corner
A list of books releasing in the first half of 2019 that we can’t wait to read!
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What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Poetry
Rumpus editors share favorite poetry collections as we continue our celebration of National Poetry Month!
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #127: Tara Skurtu
“A poem is not a perfect puzzle, yet it is precisely a perfect puzzle.”
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Earnest, Funny, and Fun: Chen Chen’s When I Grow Up I Want to be a List of Further Possibilities
What makes Chen’s poetry so exhilarating is that these poems always have a center of gravity—the self—that keeps the many subjects they explore in orbit.
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On Grief and Inheritance: A Conversation with Brionne Janae
The poet Brionne Janae discusses her debut poetry collection After Jubilee, intergenerational trauma, and writing her way into historical personae.
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I am drawn to poetry about the difficulties of family, about the pain of feeling one is a disappointment to their parents, about the sense of separation that can come as a result. Chen Chen’s debut collection is filled with work which explores this universe. This is tricky subject matter to tackle, because it lends itself […]
...moreVisit Us at AWP!
If you’re at AWP this week, please stop by and say hi! We’re tables 433 and 434 at the bookfair, and we’ll be ready to fulfill all your Rumpus merchandise needs and answer any questions you may have about the site. And, if you’re around tomorrow evening, don’t miss our offsite, WRITE TOGETHER, FIGHT TOGETHER, co-hosted […]
...moreAWP 2017 Offsite: Write Together, Fight Together
Don’t miss our 2017 AWP offsite event, co-hosted with Barrelhouse, Catapult, and Lit Hub! Write Together, Fight Together will include readings from: Jericho Brown, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Melissa Febos, Morgan Parker, and Sarah Sweeney, to be followed by music and dancing. Free admission, February 9, 2017, doors at 6:30 p.m., readings begin at 7 p.m. Join us as we […]
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AWP 2017 Offsite Event: WRITE TOGETHER, FIGHT TOGETHER
Barrelhouse, Catapult, Lit Hub, and The Rumpus are proud to present WRITE TOGETHER, FIGHT TOGETHER, an AWP 2017 offsite event!
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