poetry
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Hourglass Museum by Kelli Russell Agodon
Julie Marie Wade reviews Kelli Russell Agodon’s Hourglass Museum today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine
Shaelyn Smith reviews Claudia Rankine’s Citizen: An American Lyric today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Ted Hughes’s Animals
A new collection called “A Ted Hughes Bestiary” offers selections of Hughes’s animal poems. The Intelligent Life discusses how this work formed “the backbone” of his career.
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The Rumpus Interview with Jane Rosenberg LaForge
Jane Rosenberg LaForge discusses her new book An Unsuitable Princess, being a New York writer from L.A., and how women get short shrift in fairy tales.
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Poetic Side-Effects
A 76-year-old woman suffering from epileptic seizures was placed on medication with an unusual side-effect: the compulsion to write poetry. The condition, known as hypergraphia, led the woman to write 10 to 15 poems per day. Her urges have since…
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A Table That Goes On For Miles by Stefania Heim
Sean Singer reviews Stefanie Heim’s A Table That Goes On For Miles today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Saint Friend by Carl Adamshick
Matthew Daddona reviews Carl Adamshick’s Saint Friend today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Once in the West by Christian Wiman
Caitlin MacKenzie reviews Christian Wiman’s Once in the West today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Rumpus Interview with Chris Stroffolino
Poet and musician Chris Stroffolino talks about his new album Griffith Park, recording with the Silver Jews, and life inside his piano van.
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Getting in Line
With its essential formatting and intricate detail, poetry initially faced difficulties adapting to a convenience-oriented digital market. Luckily, technological advances in e-book publishing have made it possible to preserve the medium in its intended form.
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The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology 2014 Edited by Robert Bringhurst
Lois Bassen reviews The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology 2014 edited by Robert Bringhurst today in Rumpus Poetry.
