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They Smile When They Chew

  • Nicholas Russell
  • October 8, 2019
There is at least one monster on every team.
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Uncomfortable Truths: The Twenty-Ninth Year by Hala Alyan

  • Anne Graue
  • September 27, 2019
Making it to thirty seems unimaginable, yet it happens anyway.
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Pay Attention: T Fleischmann’s Time Is the Thing a Body Moves Through

  • Darcy Jay Gagnon
  • September 4, 2019
I’m hungry for truth and kids are just spouting facts up and down the street.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Ilya Kaminsky

  • The Rumpus Book Club
  • March 26, 2019
Ilya Kaminsky discusses his new collection, DEAF REPUBLIC.
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Four Continents, Three Families, One Nation: Talking with Namwali Serpell

  • Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
  • March 20, 2019
Namwali Serpell discusses her debut novel, THE OLD DRIFT.
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David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: Whitman Notebook: From Yourself

  • David Biespiel
  • December 13, 2018
To write is not to dream.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #150: Catherine Lacey

  • Susan Quesal
  • October 18, 2018
“Honestly, I couldn’t write a non-transgressive woman if I tried.”
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Poet-Cosmologist: A Conversation with Bruce Beasley

  • Julie Marie Wade
  • July 27, 2018
"The cusp of errand and awe is where poetry always is for me."
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Chewing Rocks: A Conversation with David Biespiel

  • Justin Wymer
  • October 30, 2017
David Biespiel discusses his new book, The Education of a Young Poet, being comfortable in uncertainty, and extending moments in writing.
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Heartbeat Detected

  • Chelsey Clammer
  • October 12, 2017
I don’t want to say “calculated conversations.” I don’t want to say “I push my needs away.” I don’t want to admit I can’t control how our interactions go.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Maybe There’s This Dragon?

  • Ashley Moore
  • March 22, 2017
Maybe I’ve been here too long. Maybe I’ve finally accepted that the apartment is somehow aspirational. Maybe there’s this dragon.
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The Rumpus Interview With Danielle Trussoni

  • David Byron Queen
  • March 3, 2017
Danielle Trussoni discusses her new memoir, The Fortress, black magic, the cult of marriage, and the dark side of storytelling.
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