poetry
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Pelvis With Distance by Jessica Jacobs
Julie Marie Wade reviews Jessica Jacobs’ Pelvis With Distance today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Honorée Jeffers
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club chats with Honorée Fannone Jeffers about her new book The Glory Gets, vision poems, and writing about race.
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The Well Speaks of its Own Poison by Maggie Smith
Diana Whitney reviews Maggie Smith’s The Well Speaks of its Own Poison today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Edward Lear’s Ludicrously Whirligig Life
In honor of Edward Lear’s birthday, the Kenyon Review blog takes a look at his early, nonsensical life.
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The Uses of the Body by Deborah Landau
Tess Johnson reviews Deborah Landau’s The Uses of the Body today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Thebes
The tragedy of a mentally ill mind or a richly realized fantasy is that its world exists only for its inventor. It is the loneliest party, the most isolating game.
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Maggie Nelson on Queering Lit
In a lovely long interview at LitHub, Maggie Nelson discusses her new book The Argonauts and the recent emergence of hybrid forms in popular literature. As a matter of fact, Nelson makes a point not to think much about form, except…
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Excerpts from a Secret Prophecy by Joanna Klink
Anna Ziering reviews Joanna Klink’s Excerpts From a Secret Prophecy today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Faulkner’s Failures
Before becoming an acclaimed novelist, William Faulkner was a failed poet. NPR looks at what drove Faulkner from poetry to prose.
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Untended Garden by Grant Hier
Jeff Lennon reviews Grant Hier’s Untended Garden today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Rumpus Interview with Maggie Nelson
Author Maggie Nelson talks about matrophobia, “sodomitical maternity,” breaking down categories between genres of writing, and her new book, The Argonauts.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Anne Marie Macari
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club chats with Anne Marie Macari about her new book Red Deer, how to write simplicity with depth and mystery, and the sacred feminine.