Notable NYC: 10/20–10/26
Literary events in and around NYC this week!
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Posts Tagged: Rigoberto González
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Shara Lessley
Shara Lessley discusses her new collection, The Explosive Expert’s Wife, the task of humanizing those we might dismiss as monsters, and writing toward hope.
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Literary events and readings in and around L.A. this week!
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Literary events and readings in and around New York City this week!
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Vincent Toro: Challenging Whiteness and Refusing to Be Colonized
Poet Vincent Toro on his debut collection, Stereo.Island.Mosaic, his writing process, and searching for identity.
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A Crown for Gumecindo by Laurie Ann Guerrero
Diego Báez reviews Laurie Ann Guerrero’s A Crown for Gumecindo today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Animal Too Big To Kill by Shane McCrae
Rigoberto González reviews Shane McCrae’s The Animal Too Big to Kill today in Rumpus Poetry.
...moreA Rumpus Book Club Subscription Makes a Great Gift
We’re at that point in the holiday shopping season where if you don’t already have a gift for someone, you either have to deal with the other last-minute shoppers in stores, pay an outrageous shipping rate online and hope the post office/shipping company gets it to you on time… or buy something a little more abstract, […]
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Karankawa by Iliana Rocha
Rigoberto González reviews Iliana Rocha’s Karankawa today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Rumpus Review of [insert] boy by Danez Smith
In this sense, the book is a “coming-of-age” story and “spiritual quest” as much as a seething commentary on the catastrophe effected by the disease of contemporary racism and white supremacy.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Rigoberto González
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club chats with Rigoberto González about his new book Our Lady of the Crossword, cover image censorship, and the BP oil disaster.
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