poetry
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The Rumpus Interview with Danez Smith
Poet Danez Smith discusses advocacy, translating spoken poetry for the page, and his new collection [Insert] Boy.
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Red Flower, White Flower by Jennifer Tseng
Aaminah Shakur reviews Jennifer Tseng’s Red Flower, White Flower today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Wallless Space by Ernst Meister (Translated by Graham Foust and Samuel Frederick)
Rebecca Wadlinger reviews Ernst Meister’s Wallless Space today in Rumpus 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.