Julie Morse
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The Girl in the Photograph
The sound of “pobreza” (poverty) and “filia” (-phile) pushed together could almost sound poetic, if the word didn’t mean having a sexual affinity for poor, young women. Over at The Morning News, Rumpus Assistant Books Editor Julie Morse writes about…
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On Death and Ice Cream
Rumpus contributor Julie Morse remembers her father over at The Toast: During the last handful of years of his life my father became one of those unruly cool dads, perhaps exceptionally unruly. My sister and I had no curfews and he…
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Quesadillas by Juan Pablo Villalobos
Julie Morse reviews QUESADILLAS by Juan Pablo Villalobos today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
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The Rumpus Interview with Joy Harjo
Joy Harjo is a craftswoman of poetry. Her poems are constructed with such precision and graceful narration that I don’t consider them to be mere poems, but sermons.
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The Last Poem I Loved: She Had Some Horses by Joy Harjo
Reading my own poetry feels like looking into a blurred old mirror at an antique shop. I can’t tell if I look good or pale and pasty. I can’t figure out if it’s my writing or my self-criticism that is…
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The Rumpus Interview with Nataly Kelly
Writer, translator, and interpreter Nataly Kelly talks about the difficulties of translating across cultures, the emotional barriers that interpreters face, and what it really means to be fluent.
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The Rumpus Interview with Kitzia Esteva
A champion for immigrant rights, Kitzia Esteva talks about the fear and empowerment she embraced while on the UndocuBus, her work as a community organizer, and what Obama’s immigration policies mean to her.