Posts Tagged: Ocean Vuong

The Rumpus Talks with Michael Pedersen About the Beauty of Male Friendship

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An acclaimed Scottish writer and performer, Michael Pedersen is the author of two poetry collections, Play with Me and Oyster, and most recently a memoir titled Boy Friends, which celebrates the beauty and essentialness of male friendships. The central relationship explored in Boy Friends is Pedersen’s close friendship with Scott Hutchison, an illustrator and the […]

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What to Read When 2022 Is Just Around the Corner

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Books releasing in the first half of 2022 that we can’t wait to read!

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We Are More: Shattering the Ethnic Monolith Myth in The Gimmicks

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To say the past is in the past ignores the abundant ways it controls their lived experience.

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What to Read When You Want to Read about Sin

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Grant Faulkner shares a reading list to celebrate ALL THE COMFORT SIN CAN PROVIDE.

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Omayra (In Other Words)

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I wonder, then, what it is to die. Perhaps to die is a matter of location.

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Notable Online: 6/20–6/26

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Literary events taking place virtually this week!

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Notable Online: 5/30–6/5

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Literary events taking place virtually this week!

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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with torrin greathouse

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torrin a. greathouse discusses her debut collection, WOUND FROM THE MOUTH OF A WOUND.

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Setting Yourself Free: A Conversation with Alisson Wood

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Alisson Wood discusses her debut memoir, BEING LOLITA.

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Zones of Paradox: A Conversation with Billy-Ray Belcourt

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Billy-Ray Belcourt discusses his new book, A HISTORY OF MY BRIEF BODY.

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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Heather McHugh

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Heather McHugh discusses her new poetry collection, MUDDY MATTERHORN.

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The Lonesome Home: A Conversation with Aria Aber

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Aria Aber discusses her debut poetry collection, HARD DAMAGE.

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What to Read When You Can’t Invite Your Queer Family Over for Dinner

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Miah Jeffra shares a reading list to celebrate THE FABULOUS EKPHRASTIC FANTASTIC!.

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What to Read When You Are Searching for Community

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Contributors to A MAP IS ONLY ONE STORY share reading recommendations.

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Notable San Francisco: 1/29–2/4

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Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!

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A Year in Rumpus Book Reviews

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A look back at the books we’ve reviewed in 2019!

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What to Read When: A Holiday Book-Gifting Guide

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Rumpus editors share their favorite books to gift to friends and family!

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Slouching Toward Vantage: A Conversation with Taneum Bambrick

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Taneum Bambrick discusses her debut poetry collection, VANTAGE.

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Beginning Again: Ocean Vuong’s On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

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For Little Dog, putting language to memory becomes a way to survive.

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Notable Chicago: 7/12–7/18

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Literary events in and around Chicago this week!

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What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Pride

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Rumpus editors share their favorite writing from LGBTQIA+ writers.

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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Nicole Dennis-Benn

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Nicole Dennis-Benn discusses her second novel, PATSY.

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Notable Los Angeles: 6/17–6/23

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Literary events in and around L.A. this week!

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Notable NYC: 6/1–6/7

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Literary events in and around NYC this week!

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