Juan Martinez - The Rumpus.net

Juan Martinez discusses his debut collection Best Worst American, his relationship to the English language, and why Nabokov ruined his writing for years.

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Saturday 6/24: Juan Martinez, Jimin Han, and Paul Cohen celebrate debut fiction. Spoonbill & Sugartown, 7 p.m., free. Sunday 6/25: Rob Hill, Omotara James, Meghan E.B. Lin, and Phil Demise Smith celebrate the launch of the latest issue of Newtown Literary. Socrates Sculpture Park, 4 p.m., free.

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Sunday Rumpus Poetry: A Poem by Juan Martinez

By Juan Martinez

May 7th, 2017

The abyss believes / this bug – bottle green, abuzz, / every wire alive with your lies. / The abyss calls your mom / to let her know.

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Notable Chicago: 3/24–3/30

By Jonathan McDaniel

March 24th, 2017

Friday 3/24: The Conversation series at Women & Children First continues with this week’s theme, On Being American: Identity & Belonging Under a Hostile Regime. This edition will feature Boris Fishman, Cristina Henriquez, Erika L. Sanchez, the artist Riva Lehrer, and Zoe Zolbrod. 7:30 p.m., free (donations to local nonprofits encouraged). Sunday 3/26: Join The […]

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