Posts Tagged: Shara Lessley

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The mind, you see, wants better weather. The mind wants to believe what suits it best.

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Reimagining Place in the Pandemic

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This collection suggests again and again that poets and poetry are conjoined with such places—found on a map and indelibly mapped to the psyche.

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A Year in Rumpus Book Reviews

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A look back at the books we’ve reviewed in 2019!

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What to Read When You Want to Rethink Motherhood

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Rumpus editors share a Mother’s Day reading list to challenge traditional views of motherhood!

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Violence and Tenderness: The Explosive Expert’s Wife by Shara Lessley

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Lessley’s poems remind us: “Because to cry’s / a sign, to cry is proof, / there’s life.”

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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Shara Lessley

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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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What to Read When 2018 Is Just Around the Corner

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While 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.

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Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears

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Happy 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, […]

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