Read Essays Rumpus Original Joe at the Aquarium Ariél M. MartinezDecember 16, 2021 I pushed him so he glided through the fish, the eels, the boxed-in worlds of blues.Read
Read Features & Reviews Mini-Interviews Poetry The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Christine No Jennifer LewisNovember 4, 2021 “Balance is its own beautiful practice.”Read
Read Features & Reviews Reviews Illuminating the Darkness: Madeleine L’Engle’s The Moment of Tenderness Emma BoggsMay 5, 2021 For anyone looking for some truth and tenderness amidst a still-trying time, look no further.Read
Read Features & Reviews Reviews Asking the Right Questions: Yaa Gyasi’s Transcendent Kingdom Janet RodriguezFebruary 3, 2021 Transcendent Kingdom becomes an experiment in itself.Read
Read Features & Reviews Poetry Reviews A Language for Extinction: Zaina Alsous’s A Theory of Birds Aiya SakrJanuary 22, 2021 And if you ask of her to come to you, her answer is refusal.Read
Read Features & Reviews Rumpus Original Reality Is Changeable: Talking with Rachel Genn Jo VarnishDecember 11, 2020 Rachel Genn discusses her new novel, WHAT YOU COULD HAVE WON.Read
Read Features & Reviews Poetry Rumpus Original On Relic and Recovery: A Conversation with Kimiko Hahn Mackenzie SinghNovember 9, 2020 Poet Kimiko Hahn discusses her new collection, FOREIGN BODIES.Read
Read Rumpus Original Television Black Kids in Space: Afrofuturism and Mainstream Comedy Jada F. SmithNovember 4, 2020 We have to lead with our imagination, not with preconceived limitations.Read
Read Features & Reviews Rumpus Original Magical Truth: A Conversation with Chloe N. Clark Kate FineganJuly 10, 2020 Chloe N. Clark discusses her debut story collection, COLLECTIVE GRAVITIES.Read
Read Rumpus Original Fields of Light Vanessa NirodeMay 18, 2020 Light reflects differently off near and faraway objects. It’s all about the light.Read
Read Features & Reviews Rumpus Original Moral Fiction: Talking with Brandon Taylor Monet Patrice ThomasFebruary 19, 2020 Brandon Taylor discusses his debut novel, REAL LIFE.Read
Read Features & Reviews Rumpus Original How We Write the Dead: A Conversation with Vikram Paralkar Sarah BlakeFebruary 17, 2020 Vikram Paralkar discusses his debut novel, NIGHT THEATER.Read