A Year in Rumpus Book Reviews
A look back at the books we’ve reviewed in 2019!
...moreA look back at the books we’ve reviewed in 2019!
...moreRumpus editors share a Mother’s Day reading list to challenge traditional views of motherhood!
...moreLessley’s poems remind us: “Because to cry’s / a sign, to cry is proof, / there’s life.”
...moreShara Lessley discusses her new collection, The Explosive Expert’s Wife, the task of humanizing those we might dismiss as monsters, and writing toward hope.
...moreHere’s what we’re reading in our Poetry Book Club next month!
...moreWhile we can’t promise that 2018 won’t find us facing more political upheaval, we can assure you that there will be great literature to offer moments of escape and inspiration.
...moreRyan Teitman reviews Shara Lessley’s Two-Headed Nightingale today in Rumpus Poetry.
...moreThe Accused Terrorist’s Wife The house foreclosed, she’s gone to his father’s home, carting her things, a pair of his shoes, their only daughter, sons. Water springs
...moreHow do you supersize a Rumpus Original Combo? That’s easy—just take a book review and an interview with the author, and add a Rumpus Original Poem to it!
...moreHappy 121st Birthday, T.S. Eliot. Edward Byrne talks about Eliot’s careful control of where and how his poetry appeared, especially as regards anthologies. Joel Brouwer explores the concept of the speed review. What I want to know is why I’m not getting more books in the mail. I organize the poetry reviews here, people! (poetry-at-therumpus-dot-net, […]
...moreIn order to become an epic poet, Milton believed he must also refuse “lustral waters.” In other words, aspiring artists must remain chaste.
...moreEditors Note: In honor of National Poetry Month, The Rumpus has asked writers to provide us with poems they love, and the reasons why. We’re also including links to these poems in their entirety. We’ll be doing this all month. Steve Scafidi: “For the Eighth Annual Celebration of St. Cecilia, the Patron Saint of Music, […]
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