Before the First Book: A Roundtable Discussion
With Gabrielle Bates, I.S. Jones, and Erin Marie Lynch.
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...moreRumpus editors share share new and forthcoming collections we’re especially excited about!
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...moreLessley’s poems remind us: “Because to cry’s / a sign, to cry is proof, / there’s life.”
...moreMarwa Helal discusses her debut collection, INVASIVE SPECIES.
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...moreShara Lessley discusses her new collection, The Explosive Expert’s Wife, the task of humanizing those we might dismiss as monsters, and writing toward hope.
...moreBarbara Jane Reyes discusses her new collection Invocation to Daughters, poly-vocality in poetry, and the importance of centering women’s voices.
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