Birth Stories: Kendra DeColo’s I Am Not Trying to Hide My Hungers from the World
The speaker is both ruthlessly in her body and simultaneously elsewhere.
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Lamentation for Songbirds
If the birds were first, other small things would surely follow, and we are the caretakers of small things.
A Small Universe Set in Motion: Talking with Amanda Moore
Amanda Moore discusses her debut poetry collection, REQUEENING.
The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Maggie Nelson
Maggie Nelson discusses her new book, ON FREEDOM: FOUR SONGS OF CARE AND CONSTRAINT.
The Art of Bearing Witness: Sanctuary by Emily Rapp Black
As the title suggests, Sanctuary creates a safe space for grief in all its forms.
The Idiosyncrasies of Aging: Talking with Ali Solomon
Ali Solomon discusses her new book, I AM WHY DO I NEED VENMO? YEARS OLD.
Rumpus Original Fiction: New Build
“What do we do about the new build?” I ask. “Do we finish it? Sell it? Finish it, then sell it?”
On Baby Fever
I want to ask Anna for a map of desirability. Where was I before, where was I pregnant, where am I now?
The Fractures of Motherhood: Julia Fine’s The Upstairs House
Like Fine’s uniquely constructed book, being a mom is to be permanently fractured.
Rumpus Original Fiction: Hatch
What did it matter? It was June and the salmonfly hatch had begun.
Arriving at the Mystery: A Conversation with Oliver de la Paz
Poet Oliver de la Paz discusses art-making, hybrid forms, and his work.
ENOUGH: Encumber (A Brief History)
A Rumpus series of work by women, trans, and nonbinary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.