A Literary Q&A, Literally
I’m not interested in poems that simply narrate or enact a performance of a life while the reader watches. It’s important that the work feel distilled and transformed. Poems that…
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Sound Takes: Everyone Was a Bird
Grasscut’s bones may be electronic, but its heartbeat is good and warm.
Deep Pain and Deep Beauty
Deep pain and deep beauty oscillate throughout Sagawa’s work, often triggered in the same image. “Insects pierce green through the orchard,” she writes in “Like a Cloud.” “The sky has…
The Last Two Seconds by Mary Jo Bang
Anna Ziering reviews Mary Jo Bang's The Last Two Seconds today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Rumpus Interview with Susan Shapiro
Susan Shapiro discusses her latest novel, What’s Never Said, her Instant Gratification Takes Too Long teaching method, and new anti-dating rules between faculty and students at universities such as Harvard and Yale.
Excerpts From a Secret Prophecy by Joanna Klink
Rae Gouirand reviews Joanna Klink's Excerpts from a Secret Prophecy today in Rumpus Poetry.
Where Are the Trees Going? by Vénus Khoury-Ghata
Wendy Willis reviews Marilyn Hacker's translation of Vénus Khoury-Ghata's Where Are the Trees Going?" today in Rumpus Poetry.
Spotlight: James Kochalka and Sydney Lea’s “LEAF”
LEAF, a collaboration from cartoonist James Kochalka and poet Sydney Lea, can be read as a meditation on change, or on mortality.
This World by Teddy Macker
Laura Haynes Collector reviews Teddy Macker's This World today in Rumpus Poetry.
Garments Against Women by Anne Boyer
Chris Stroffolino reviews Anne Boyer's Garments Against Women today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Rumpus Interview with Tony Hoagland
Tony Hoagland discusses his latest collection, Application for Release from the Dream, the value of poetry, why he doesn't fear becoming overconfident, and the definition of American spirituality.