Notable Online: 9/5–9/11
Literary events taking place virtually this week!
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Posts Tagged: Phillip B. Williams
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Kaveh Akbar
Kaveh Akbar discusses his new collection, PILGRIM BELL.
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Notable Online: 12/6–12/12
Literary events taking place virtually this week!
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Notable NYC: 8/24–8/30
Literary events in and around NYC this week!
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Show without Telling: Stay by Tanya Olson
[I]f you want maximum pleasure from this collection, then, you will want to listen closely.
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Notable NYC: 9/1–9/7
Literary events in and around NYC this week!
...moreNotable NYC: 10/21–10/27
Literary events and readings in and around New York City this week!
...moreNotable NYC: 7/22–7/28
Saturday 7/22: Tasaurah Litzky, Elizabet Valasquez, and Patricia Carragon read “Anything Goes.” Berl’s Poetry Shop, 7 p.m., free. Francesco Grisanzio, Ashleigh Allen, and Mark Guerarie celebrate the launch of Swamp Frank, Gurarie’s new chapbook. Wendy’s Subway, 7 p.m., free. Monday 7/24: t’ai freedom ford, Phillip B. Williams, Kevin Coval, Charif Shanahan, and Patricia Smith join host […]
...moreThis Week in Essays: Whiting Awards Edition
The 2017 Whiting Award winners were announced today. The award gives ten emerging writers of fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry a significant cash infusion ($50,000). Previous award winners include Jeffrey Eugenides, David Foster Wallace, Denis Johnson, Mary Karr, and Elif Batuman. For this edition of This Week in Essays, we are linking to work by the 2017 award winners. Congratulations […]
...moreNotable Chicago: 3/10–3/16
Friday 3/10: The Poetry Foundation Hosts the National Youth Poet Laureate Convocation featuring Jacqueline Woodson, who was named Young People’s Poet Laureate in 2015. The finalists, Hajjar Baban, Nkosi Nkululeko, Andrew White, Amanda Gorman, and Lagnajita Mukhopadhyay, will read from their work. 1 p.m., free. Jacqueline Woodson will read from her work on Saturday at […]
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Jonterri Gadson
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club chats with Jonterri Gadson about Blues Triumphant, her love of editing, and the intersection of poetry and comedy.
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The Conversation: Desiree Bailey and Sean DesVignes
For me, intersectionality is a reality that I can’t escape.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Phillip B. Williams
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club chats with Phillip B. Williams about his new book Thief in the Interior, form in poetry, and balancing editing work with one’s own.
...moreA Rumpus Book Club Subscription Makes a Great Gift
We’re at that point in the holiday shopping season where if you don’t already have a gift for someone, you either have to deal with the other last-minute shoppers in stores, pay an outrageous shipping rate online and hope the post office/shipping company gets it to you on time… or buy something a little more abstract, […]
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Ada Limón
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club chats with Ada Limón about her new book Bright Dead Things, writing love poems in an age of cynicism, and committing to places.
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Storm Toward Morning by Malachi Black
Phillip B. Williams reviews Malachi Black’s Storm Toward Morning today in Rumpus Poetry.
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