Beyond the Manicured Surfaces: Talking with Aaron Smith
Aaron Smith discusses his new poetry collection, THE BOOK OF DANIEL.
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Posts Tagged: queer
The Spot You’re Standing In: A Conversation with Chris Dennis
Chris Dennis discusses his debut story collection, HERE IS WHAT YOU DO.
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What Would a Woman of Color Do?
How do we transcend generations of trauma and let go of our burdensome past?
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ENOUGH: Transition Couldn’t Protect Me
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Terror Is a Faggot with Halal Sausages Strapped to His Chest
Dishonesty became a form of protection.
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Celebrating Queer Portland: A Conversation with Claire Rudy Foster
Foster discusses their new story collection, SHINE OF THE EVER.
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Knowing-Not-Knowing: A Conversation with Hannah Ensor
Hannah Ensor discusses her debut poetry collection, LOVE DREAM WITH TELEVISION.
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A Modern-Day Witch: Talking Augusten Burroughs
Augusten Burroughs discusses his new memoir, TOIL & TROUBLE.
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Negotiating Girlhood: A Conversation with Jaquira Díaz
Jaquira Díaz discusses her debut memoir, ORDINARY GIRLS.
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Rumpus Exclusive: “Field Medicine”
I didn’t belong on this planet. This kind of place could not be my home.
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We’re All Fighting: A Conversation with Saeed Jones
Saeed Jones discusses his new memoir, HOW WE FIGHT FOR OUR LIVES.
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Diner Boys
But then, full of longing to be someone other than I was, his work seemed perfect.
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Art Is Everything: Talking with Alex DiFrancesco
Alex DiFrancesco discusses their new novel, ALL CITY.
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Paying It Forward: A Conversation with Lawrence Schimel
Writer, translator, editor, and publisher Lawrence Schimel talks about his work in the literary world.
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Art, Action, and Redaction: A Conversation with Isobel O’Hare
Isobel O’Hare discusses her debut full-length collection, ALL THIS CAN BE YOURS.
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Shadows and Story: Talking with Jake Skeets
Jake Skeets discusses his debut poetry collection, EYES BOTTLE DARK WITH A MOUTHFUL OF FLOWERS.
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Pay Attention: T Fleischmann’s Time Is the Thing a Body Moves Through
I’m hungry for truth and kids are just spouting facts up and down the street.
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The Mania of Queer Desire: In Praise of Fever Ray’s Plunge
I remember driving a bird mad once.
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Slouching Toward Vantage: A Conversation with Taneum Bambrick
Taneum Bambrick discusses her debut poetry collection, VANTAGE.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #189: Sarah Blake
“For me, there’s no such thing as an icon.”
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Beginning Again: Ocean Vuong’s On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
For Little Dog, putting language to memory becomes a way to survive.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #188: T Fleischmann
“Time is really weird and fascinating.”
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Rumpus Original Fiction: The Softest Part
We sleep and we pretend to sleep. We wait for the day to turn into night.
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The Real Community Guidelines: How to Be a True Ally
The banning of women’s nipples is, of course, violence in and of itself.
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The Desire to Be: Talking with Garrard Conley and Taylor Larsen
Garrard Conley and Taylor Larsen discuss their recent work.
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Wanted/Needed/Loved: Snail Mail’s Beloved Books
Wherever I go out on tour, I always have a book with me, and another for when I’m finished.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Sabbath
There’s something about stillness that always comes just before the miracles.
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You Are Your Own Director: A Conversation with Karen Finley
Karen Finley discusses her most recent book, GRABBING PUSSY.
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What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Pride
Rumpus editors share their favorite writing from LGBTQIA+ writers.
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