The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Isaac Fitzgerald and Wendy MacNaughton
Isaac Fitzgerald and Wendy MacNaughton on their new book Knives & Ink, cooking with pigs' heads, and long-distance collaboration.
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Mary Oliver
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How Books Saved Mary Oliver’s Life
Feeling anxious about today’s election? Brain Pickings gives us a look at how writer Mary Oliver copes when times are tough: The second world—the world of literature—offered me, besides the pleasures…
Elena Ferrante and the Picture on the Back Cover
Essayist Marie Myung-Ok Lee’s obsession with author photos leads to authorial reflections on gender, representation, and what writers owe the public in “Occupy Author Photo: On Elena Ferrante, Privacy, and…
The Rumpus Interview with Monica Sok
Monica Sok discusses her award-winning poetry chapbook Year Zero, her interest in Southeast Asian history, and living in isolation.
The Rumpus Interview With Brenda Miller
Author Brenda Miller discusses the lyric essay, her "poet self" who always bleeds through, and what she's writing about next.
The Rumpus Interview with Karen Salyer McElmurray
Karen Salyer McElmurray talks about academia, the relationship between flaws and perfection, writing memoir, and the "tapestry" of writers who inspire her.
Anna March’s Reading Mixtape #3: Dogs
“Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.” –Groucho Marx
Blue Horses by Mary Oliver
Barbara Berman reviews Mary Oliver's Blue Horses today in Rumpus Poetry.
Dog Songs: Thirty-Five Dog Songs and One Essay by Mary Oliver
Damon Ferrell Marbut reviews Mary Oliver's Dog Songs today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Last Poem I Loved: “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver
After I finished reading “Wild Geese,” all I could think of was: So what! So what that I am an undocumented person living in hiding, so what that I was…