poetry
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To look at the sea is to become what one is by Etel Adnan
Patrick James Dunagan reviews Etel Adnan’s To look at the sea is to become what one is today in Rumpus Poetry.
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David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: The Poet’s Journey: Conclusion
As a poet, you seek to blend your imagination with what you are both witnessing and imagining: “The purpose of poetry is to remind us / how difficult it is to remain just one person.”
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Properly Bruised
Talking to Margaret Eby, Saeed Jones waxes poetic on his lexicon: “I was obsessed with the word ‘boy’, in all its facets,” Jones says. “There are the racial connotations, but also the American-ness of the word, the way it’s used…
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Have You Had Enough Darkness Yet? by Irene McKinney
Charlie Atkinson reviews Irene McKinney’s Have You Had Enough Darkness Yet?” today in Rumpus Poetry.
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What is a Domicile by Joanna Penn Cooper
Julie Marie Wade reviews Joanna Penn Cooper’s What is a Domicile today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Rumpus Interview with Maya Angelou
In February 2013, just over a year before her death, Maya Angelou spoke to Whitney Mackman about her writing process, her influences, and the act of looking for joy.
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Almost Like Leonard Cohen’s Blues
Besides being the amazing singer/songwriter we all know, Leonard Cohen is also an acclaimed poet and novelist. “Almost Like the Blues,” a new poem of his, is now out on The New Yorker.
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Divedapper Focuses on Poet Interviews
Former Rumpus contributor Kaveh Akbar has launched a “collaborative poetry phenomenon,” Divedapper, a web based literary concern featuring interviews with contemporary poets. The site has launched with interviews with Dorianne Laux, Austin Straus, Rae Armantrout, and others. Divedapper is also available on…
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The Moon Before Morning by W. S. Merwin
Camden Avery reviews W. S. Merwin’s The Moon Before Morning today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Last Poem I Loved: “For You” by Jim Moore
Suddenly I understood more deeply what the end of the poem means, when the speaker knows his decisions will change his life, but still has no idea what else may come as a result.
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Broke and Broken
Saeed Jones published a book of poems, Prelude To Bruise. Over at Buzzfeed, he’ll tell you why he wrote them, too: “My mother had a fatal heart attack the night before Mother’s Day in 2011. The experience of losing her…
