Break My Heart Everyday
“Dear Allah: If it will keep my heart soft, break my heart everyday.” This is how writer and poet Warsan Shire’s beautiful album of spoken word ends. In “warsan versus…
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The ICC Witness Project
As Kenya’s president-elect, Uhuru Kenyatta, stands trial for crimes against humanity, Kenyan poets have come together to write poems from the perspective of some of the mysteriously missing witnesses. The…
History of the Body by Melanie McCabe
Marisa Siegel reviews Melanie McCabe's History of the Body today in Rumpus Poetry.
Okay, Okay by Diana Hamilton
Jeff Alessandreli reviews Diana Hamilton's Okay, Okay today in Rumpus Poetry.
Begging For It by Alex Dimitrov
Gina Vaynshteyn reviews Alex Dimitrov's Begging For It today in Rumpus Poetry.
Notable New York: 5/27-6/2
Monday 05/27: It’s Memorial Day, go outside, eat a burger — vegetable or cow — off a grill, and read a book in a park. Tuesday 05/28: Rare Bird and…
My Funeral Gondola by Fiona Sze-Lorrain
Stephanie Papa reviews Fiona Sze-Lorrain's My Funeral Gondola today in Rumpus Poetry.
Skin Shift by Matthew Hittinger
Tory Adkisson reviews Matthew Hittinger's Skin Shift today in Rumpus Poetry.
Notable New York: 5/20-5/26
Monday 05/20: The Belladonna* Collective’s Hot Texts series continues with readings from Lauren Hunter, Samantha Zighelboim, Allison Power, and Christine Kanownik. The Way Station, 6:30pm, $5 suggested donation. The Poetry…
Rise in the Fall by Ana Božičević
Patrick James Dunagan reviews Ana Božičević's Rise in the Fall today in Rumpus Poetry.
Desolation: Souvenir by Paul Hoover
Robin Morrissey reviews Paul Hoover's Desolation: Souvenir today in Rumpus Poetry.