poems
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ENOUGH: A Constant Undoing
A Rumpus series of work by women, trans, and nonbinary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Bright Buoy, Dark Sea: Kelli Russell Agodon’s Dialogues with Rising Tides
Like a buoy, Agodon’s poems rise above and go below the surface.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Jessica Le
The steam wallows out of the kettle and your book’s pages / turn themselves.
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Before the First Book: A Roundtable Discussion
With Sarah Ghazal Ali, Erin L. McCoy, and Tawanda Mulalu.
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Projective Wonder: Imagine Us, the Swarm by Muriel Leung
The individual and the crowd might prove as false a binary as anything else, even that [perforated] line sketched between poetry and prose.
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From the Outside In: Talking with Ellene Glenn Moore
Ellene Glenn Moore discusses her debut poetry collection, HOW BLOOD WORKS.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Bryan Byrdlong
We / not a boat people / rather / water // undammed / a waiting hurricane
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Serrina Zou
One day, I will cheat death & wake up // in the afterlife after dusk, breathing.
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A Small Universe Set in Motion: Talking with Amanda Moore
Amanda Moore discusses her debut poetry collection, REQUEENING.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Carly Inghram
Carly Inghram discusses her new poetry collection, THE ANIMAL INDOORS.
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Of Language and Lineage: Carlina Duan’s Alien Miss
All the while, the sound of the poetry behind the telling is sharp, rhythmic, and controlled.
