Coursing Byways and Biographical Thoroughfares: Karin Roffman’s The Songs We Know Best: John Ashbery’s Early Life
I’ve long found that when reading Ashbery’s poetry it’s easy to lose track of just who the poet is.
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Patrick James Dunagan
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A Very Great Scoundrel: The Collected Works of Gerard Manley Hopkins Volume III: Diaries, Journals, and Notebooks
In hindsight, it’s sometimes difficult not to read more than a bit of sadomasochism into Hopkins’s inner passions and the ways in which he resisted them.
Arcadia Road by Thorpe Moeckel
Patrick James Dunagan reviews Thorpe Moeckel's Arcadia Road today in Rumpus Poetry.
Weekend Rumpus Roundup
First, in the Saturday Essay, Ben Wirth looks back on New Year’s Eve 1999 with mixed feelings. Hope, apprehension, wonder, and naiveté color his memory—along with cultural landmarks like Fight…
Weekend Rumpus Roundup
First, in the Saturday Essay, Tyrese L. Coleman unearths the history behind her surname and the results of a DNA test. The results say she is 69% African, 33% originating from Benin, 29% European, and less…
Fish Gotta Swim by Larry Kearney
Patrick James Dunagan reviews Larry Kearney's Fish Gotta Swim today in Rumpus Poetry.
Come In Alone by Anselm Berrigan
Patrick James Dunagan reviews Anselm Berrigan's Come In Alone today in Rumpus Poetry.
We Who Saw Everything by Whit Griffin
Patrick James Dunagan reviews Whit Griffin's We Who Saw Everything today in Rumpus Poetry.
I Must Be Living Twice: New & Selected Poems by Eileen Myles
Patrick James Dunagan reviews Eileen Myles's I Must Be Living Twice: New and Selected Poems today in Rumpus Poetry.
That Winter the Wolf Came by Juliana Spahr
Patrick James Dunagan reviews Juliana Spahr's That Winter the Wolf Came today in Rumpus Poetry.
Derelict Air by Edward Dorn
Patrick James Dunagan reviews Edward Dorn's Derelict Air today in Rumpus Poetry.
Alive: New and Selected Poems by Elizabeth Willis
Patrick James Dunagan reviews Elizabeth Willis's Alive: New and Selected Poems today in Rumpus Poetry.