poems
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Four Poems by Joanna Fuhrman
Outside, a tidal wave of strangers tried to remake the narrative.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Jacqui Germain
How dare the / fire want a thing and then eat it whole
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Why We Chose Vijay Seshadri’s That Was Now, This Is Then for the Rumpus Poetry Book Club
What we’re reading in our Poetry Book Club next month!
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Observations of an Inquisitive Mind: Fruit by Bruce Snider
These are not poems of self-pity. Far from it.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Four Poems by Jose Hernandez Diaz
The palm tree stood on the beach and laughed at the sea.
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Hybrid by Nature: A Conversation with Tara Campbell
Tara Campbell discusses her new book, POLITICAL AF: A RAGE COLLECTION.
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Straining Toward “Memory Care”: Victoria Chang’s Obit
For Chang, figurative language proves unsatisfactory when compared to the depth of her grief.
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Beyond Anger and Sorrow: On Poetry, Pleasure, Politics, and Offense
A poetry of coalition building: how would that sound?



