poetry
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Guilty Knowledge, Guilty Pleasure: The Dirty Art of Poetry by William Logan
Zach Savich reviews William Logan’s Guilty Knowledge, Guilty Pleasure: The Dirty Art of Poetrytoday in Rumpus Poetry.
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Remembrance: The Protector of Sci-Fi Poetry
Suzette Haden Elgin, the pioneering writer at the intersection of science fiction, linguistics, and activism, is remembered at io9 after her passing last week. Elgin leaves behind a body of work that is both fantastical and practical, escapist and activist; though…
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The Books of A Midsummer Night’s Press
Julie Marie Wade explores the amazing work done by A Midsummer Night’s Press.
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Entwined: Three Lyric Sequences by Carol Frost
Caitlin Neely reviews Carol Frost’s Entwined: Three Lyric Sequences today in Rumpus Poetry.
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David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: Why Jihadists Love Postmodern Poetry
David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire returns with a powerful take on fascism and violence and postmodernism.
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A Sunny Place with Adequate Water by Mary Biddinger
Danielle Susi reviews Mary Biddinger’s A Sunny Place with Adequate Water today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Night We’re Not Sleeping In by Sean Bishop
Amanda Silberling reviews Sean Bishop’s The Night We’re Not Sleeping In today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Last Poem I Loved: “Locking Yourself Out Then Trying To Get Back In” by Raymond Carver
Some deep part of me thinks that this is all poetry is, at best: a clear record of a moment where something catches.
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The Dottery by Kirsten Kaschock
Jeanne Obbard reviews Kirsten Kaschock’s The Dottery today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Carol Ann Duffy’s First Ladies
In a playful reflection on the work and philosophy of poet Carol Ann Duffy, Jeanette Winterson explores the possibilities for storytelling, feminism, and everyday entertainment through poetry. Winterson excerpts poems from The World’s Wife in the voices of historical better…
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The Wynona Stone Poems by Caki Wilkinson
D. Gilson reviews Caki Wilkinson’s The Wynona Stone Poems today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Tom Sleigh
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club chats with Tom Sleigh about his new book, Station Zed,, how reportage and the surreal can combine inside a poem, and secularizing the mysteries of death, redemption, and resurrection.