Reading Whitman While White
It is only by holding Whitman accountable for all of his language that we can also love other parts of his language and poetics.
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power dynamics
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Writing from the Bottom: Active Reception by Noah Ross
Active Reception writes into the place where language fails.
Time Is Just an Idea: Talking with Carly Inghram
Carly Inghram discusses her new poetry collection, THE ANIMAL INDOORS.
The Benefit of Barking Up the Wrong Tree: Talking with Joshua Henkin
Joshua Henkin discusses his new novel, MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS.
ENOUGH: Encumber (A Brief History)
A Rumpus series of work by women, trans, and nonbinary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
The Dangerous Myth of the “Perfect Victim”: A Conversation with Jonathan Parks-Ramage
Jonathan Parks-Ramage discusses his debut novel, YES, DADDY.
Reality Is Changeable: Talking with Rachel Genn
Rachel Genn discusses her new novel, WHAT YOU COULD HAVE WON.
FUNNY WOMEN: The Ideal Female Boss
She knows how to yell, but wouldn’t yell if her life depended on it.
Setting Yourself Free: A Conversation with Alisson Wood
Alisson Wood discusses her debut memoir, BEING LOLITA.
Quiet, Radical Defiance: The Equivalents by Maggie Doherty
Education, work, study: these were not simply a means to an end.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #222: Kathryn Scanlan
“I work slowly, from sentence to sentence, and attempt to stay attuned to opportunity.”