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“How do we access what we cannot know?”
A book of poetry wrangling with your complicated Southern genealogy: this, by definition, is a complicated endeavor. The Forage House, Tess Taylor’s debut book of poetry, finds the author doing just that.…
David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: The Poet’s Journey Chapter 4
While poetry reveals what is fantastic and dangerous, a poem is not a fairytale escape. The triumphs in a poem are foremost triumphs of the imagination more so than the soul.
Beast by Frances Justine Post
Tova Gannana reviews Frances Justine Post's Beast today in Rumpus Poetry.
Corridor by Saskia Hamilton
Lisa Williams reviews Saskia Hamilton's Corridor today in Rumpus Poetry.
She Has a Name by Kamilah Aisha Moon
Melissa Leigh Gore reviews Kamilah Aisha Moon's She Has a Name today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Last Poem I Loved: “Separation” by W. S. Merwin
“Separation” expresses the paradoxical intersection of the instantaneous and the enduring.
How to Enjoy Poetry
Poetry can intimidate. Casual consumers of other art forms like film or fiction often willingly offer uninformed opinions, even if that only means rating a product on Amazon. But asking…
Peace by Gillian Conoley
Benjamin Landry reviews Gillian Conoley's Peace today in Rumpus Poetry.
Meet the Internet Bard
Steven Roggenbuck has been producing poetry “that is made, distributed, and viewed almost exclusively on the Web” since 2010. In this article in the New Yorker, Kenneth Goldsmith calls Roggenbuck’s…
Bend To It by Kevin Simmonds
Sean Singer reviews Kevin Simmonds's Bend To It today in Rumpus Poetry.
You Too Can Go To Iowa
Without ever leaving the comfort of wherever you access the internet. The University of Iowa is getting into the MOOC game with a new series titled How Writers Write: Talks…