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Rumpus Original Poems
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Jenny Shi
Barrier becomes a name // for guarding ourselves.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Alysse McCanna
I am a swell that breaks / against the rigging, teeth that tear the tide
Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Julie Phillips Brown
I keep my distance. / I know it is a place for animals.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Four Poems by SM Stubbs
We are full / of the many ways bodies breach and trespass.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Anuel Rodriguez
Your chest a prism of painted horses. / Your lungs reservoirs for holy water rain.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Marianne Boruch
Maybe not humble but make me— / how about pious?
Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Matt Broaddus
People stare with their compass / faces asking the same question.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by L. A. Johnson
If before I imagined a gorgeous lake, / by now it would've trembled empty.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Four Poems by Arati Warrier
But sometimes a brief moment vibrates in my chest // leaves me to chase desire.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Sihle Ntuli
I will tell you about // the vicious slobbering dogs of suburbia