Posts Tagged: Politics
Swinging Modern Sounds: Observations on the Occasion of a 100th Column
The clash of opinions about music is music itself.
...moreSave St. Mark’s
It is fifteen years after the renovation, and St. Mark’s struggles to breathe.
...moreThe Rumpus Book Club Chat with Beth Alvarado
Beth Alvarado discusses her new story collection, JILLIAN IN THE BORDERLANDS.
...moreWhat Society Allows Us to Be: Megha Majumdar’s A Burning
What does it mean to be free?
...moreDoes It Matter Why
I refuse to play the part, but I play the part.
...moreThe Right to Lawfully Kill
I say the world is on fire. I say I’m seeing things.
...moreThe Discourse of Undocumentedness: Talking with Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio discusses her first book, THE UNDOCUMENTED AMERICANS.
...moreRumpus Original Fiction: Two Flash Fictions by Kelsey Norris
It was strange what the nudity did to us—what the nakedness undid.
...moreThe Meaning Is in the Scale: Talking with David Adjmi
David Adjmi discusses his new memoir, LOT SIX.
...moreFrom the Editors: Election 2020
Rumpus editors share their thoughts, fears, and concerns around the impending election.
...moreThe World Is on Fire: Living Weapon by Rowan Ricardo Phillips
A democratic art, the poet says, will take us through. Come November, vote.
...moreSurvival Soup
You could say that I have trained for this pandemic all my life.
...moreReclaiming History from the Bigots: Jill Lepore’s This America
History itself is not so conveniently tidy, and neither is this book.
...moreRumpus Exclusive: “Sacred Stories”
All anyone really wants is to be seen and heard, and yet we avoid seeing and hearing others every day.
...moreBuilding and Building: Talking with Patricia Spears Jones
Patricia Spears Jones discusses her body of work, the future of poetry, and more.
...moreUntil Democracy Falls: Talking with Matthew Baker
Matthew Baker discusses his new story collection, WHY VISIT AMERICA.
...moreHybrid by Nature: A Conversation with Tara Campbell
Tara Campbell discusses her new book, POLITICAL AF: A RAGE COLLECTION.
...moreBeyond Anger and Sorrow: On Poetry, Pleasure, Politics, and Offense
A poetry of coalition building: how would that sound?
...moreThe Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #225: Debra Jo Immergut
“I found that the tap seemed to open when I accessed deep emotion and memory.”
...moreThe Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Heather McHugh
Heather McHugh discusses her new poetry collection, MUDDY MATTERHORN.
...moreENOUGH: Habit Makes Violence the Norm
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
...moreLarger Than Life: Talking with Alia Volz
Alia Volz discusses her debut memoir, HOME BAKED.
...moreFlesh and Blood: A Conversation with Oksana Zabuzhko
Oksana Zabuzhko discusses her story collection, YOUR AD COULD GO HERE.
...moreENOUGH: The Telling of It
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
...moreWe Stand with the People
We will not let this continue
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