The Last Book of Poems I Loved: Louise Glück’s Winter Recipes from the Collective
“I was glad at least to have heard it.”
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...more“I really believe that if it matters to the writer, it can find space in the poem.”
...moreBodies become something to escape from or leave behind.
...moreAria Aber discusses her debut poetry collection, HARD DAMAGE.
...moreLiterary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
...moreLiterary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
...moreRumpus editors share a Mother’s Day reading list to challenge traditional views of motherhood!
...moreHala Alyan discusses her latest collection, THE TWENTY-NINTH YEAR.
...moreIs death a miracle or destruction?
...moreThe obscenities and tragedies of American life pile up with speed, and in quantities, that are appalling.
...more“A poem is not a perfect puzzle, yet it is precisely a perfect puzzle.”
...moreAt one point, I write in my margin: There is no X marks the spot for treasure here. The map is the treasure. Which is another way of saying: this book is the bounty; these poems are the gold.
...moreKick off the holiday season with a list of books that Rumpus editors are thankful for!
...moreKaveh Akbar discusses his new collection Calling a Wolf a Wolf, finding community in poetry, books on craft, and mining the supernatural for poems.
...moreMax Ritvo passed away on August 23, 2016. Earlier this summer, he spoke with Sarah Blake about his debut collection Four Reincarnations, writing with and about cancer, and how language is a game.
...moreThe Rumpus Poetry Book Club chats with Jonterri Gadson about Blues Triumphant, her love of editing, and the intersection of poetry and comedy.
...moreIt’s a Sunday, and it’s the day after Halloween. What makes for a better hangover than reading an excellent bunch of book reviews?
...moreA Village Life is the work of a mature poet looking out at the world from a window, but now concerned with the larger cycles in which she participates, instead of the singular life in a petri dish.
...moreFor Dante, Heaven sweetened souls; for Bidart, who does not believe in Heaven, sweetness comes haggard, if it comes at all.
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