The Rumpus
  • My Account
  • Essays
  • Fiction
  • Poetry
  • Comics
  • Features
    • Interviews
    • The First Book
    • Reviews
    • Themed Months
    • What to Read When
  • Columns
    • Beyond the Page
    • Close Reads
    • Collaborative Criticism
    • ENOUGH
    • Funny Women
    • Parallel Practice
    • Voices on Addiction
    • We Are More
    • Conversations With Writers Braver Than Me
    • Dear Sugar
    • Roxane Gay
    • All Columns
  • Store
  • Prize
  • Rumpus Membership
  • Merch
  • Letters in the Mail
  • Bonfire Merch
  • My Account
Become a MemberDonate
Become a Member Donate
The Rumpus
The Rumpus The Rumpus
  • My Account
  • Essays
  • Fiction
  • Poetry
  • Comics
  • Features
    • Interviews
    • The First Book
    • Reviews
    • Themed Months
    • What to Read When
  • Columns
    • Beyond the Page
    • Close Reads
    • Collaborative Criticism
    • ENOUGH
    • Funny Women
    • Parallel Practice
    • Voices on Addiction
    • We Are More
    • Conversations With Writers Braver Than Me
    • Dear Sugar
    • Roxane Gay
    • All Columns
  • Store
  • Prize
0

Posts by tag

Rumpus Original Poetry

308 posts
Read
  • Poems
  • Poetry
  • Rumpus Original

Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by KB Kinkel

  • KB Kinkel
  • September 16, 2021
You’ve done this before, you know. In so many bodies.
Read
Read
  • Poems
  • Poetry
  • Rumpus Original

Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Adela Najarro

  • Adela Najarro
  • September 9, 2021
My mother’s words / explode volcanic vowels.
Read
Read
  • Poems
  • Poetry
  • Rumpus Original

Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Jenny Shi

  • Jenny Shi
  • August 26, 2021
Barrier becomes a name // for guarding ourselves.
Read
Read
  • Poems
  • Poetry
  • Rumpus Original

Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Alysse McCanna

  • Alysse Kathleen McCanna
  • August 19, 2021
I am a swell that breaks / against the rigging, teeth that tear the tide
Read
Read
  • Poems
  • Poetry
  • Rumpus Original

Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Julie Phillips Brown

  • Julie Phillips Brown
  • August 5, 2021
I keep my distance. / I know it is a place for animals.
Read
Read
  • Poems
  • Poetry
  • Rumpus Original

Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Jewel C. Cao

  • Jewel C. Cao
  • July 29, 2021
This is the site / of an infinite swallowing.
Read
Read
  • Poems
  • Poetry
  • Rumpus Original

Rumpus Original Poetry: Four Poems by SM Stubbs

  • SM Stubbs
  • July 22, 2021
We are full / of the many ways bodies breach and trespass.
Read
Read
  • Poems
  • Poetry
  • Rumpus Original

Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Anuel Rodriguez

  • Anuel Rodriguez
  • July 15, 2021
Your chest a prism of painted horses. / Your lungs reservoirs for holy water rain.
Read
Read
  • Poems
  • Poetry
  • Rumpus Original

Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Marianne Boruch

  • Marianne Boruch
  • July 8, 2021
Maybe not humble but make me— / how about pious?
Read
Read
  • Poems
  • Poetry
  • Rumpus Original

Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Matt Broaddus

  • Matt Broaddus
  • June 24, 2021
People stare with their compass / faces asking the same question.
Read
Read
  • Poems
  • Poetry
  • Rumpus Original

Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by L. A. Johnson

  • L. A. Johnson
  • June 17, 2021
If before I imagined a gorgeous lake, / by now it would've trembled empty.
Read
Read
  • Poems
  • Poetry
  • Rumpus Original

Rumpus Original Poetry: Four Poems by Arati Warrier

  • Arati Warrier
  • June 10, 2021
But sometimes a brief moment vibrates in my chest // leaves me to chase desire.
Read

Posts pagination

Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 … 26 Next
Become a Member!

BECOME A MONTHLY OR ANNUAL RUMPUS MEMBER AND RECEIVE EXCLUSIVE CONTENT, EDITORIAL INSIGHTS, MERCH DISCOUNTS, AND MORE! OUR GOAL IS TO REACH AT LEAST 600 MEMBERS BY THE END OF 2025 TO COVER OUR BASIC OPERATING COSTS.

Join today!
COMMUNITY SUPPORT KEEPS THE MAGAZINE GOING!

Founded in 2009, The Rumpus is one of the longest-running online literary magazines around. We’ve been independent from the start, which means we’re not connected with any academic institution, wealthy benefactor, or part of a larger publishing company. The vast majority of the magazine’s funding comes from reader support.

In other words, we can’t survive without YOU!

Make a Tax-Deductible Donation
Letters in the mail (from authors)

Receive letters from some of our favorite authors written just for Rumpus readers and sent straight into your (snail) mailbox 2x a month!

sign up now!

Keep in Touch

The Rumpus publishes original fiction, poetry, literary humor writing, comics, essays, book reviews, and interviews with authors and artists of all kinds. Our mostly volunteer-run magazine strives to be a platform for risk-taking voices and writing that might not find a home elsewhere. We lift up new voices alongside those of more established writers our readers may already know and love. We want to bring new perspectives into the conversation that will make us all look deeper.

We believe that literature builds community—and if reading The Rumpus makes you feel more connected, please show your support! Get your Rumpus merch in our online store. Subscribe to receive Letters in the Mail from authors or join us by becoming a monthly or yearly Member.

We support independent bookstores! 10% of sales on any titles purchased through our Bookshop.org page or affiliate links benefits the magazine.

The Rumpus in your Inbox!
The Rumpus
  • Team
  • About & Writers’ Guidelines
  • Advertise
  • TOS and Privacy Policy
© 2025, The Rumpus.

Input your search keywords and press Enter.