Reimagining Place in the Pandemic
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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Posts Tagged: Shara Lessley
A Year in Rumpus Book Reviews
A look back at the books we’ve reviewed in 2019!
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What to Read When You Want to Rethink Motherhood
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
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
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.
...moreWhy I Chose Shara Lessley’s The Explosive Expert’s Wife for the Rumpus Poetry Book Club
Here’s what we’re reading in our Poetry Book Club next month!
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What to Read When 2018 Is Just Around the Corner
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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Two-Headed Nightingale by Shara Lessley
Ryan Teitman reviews Shara Lessley’s Two-Headed Nightingale today in Rumpus Poetry.
...moreNational Poetry Month, Day 27: “The Accused Terrorist’s Wife” by Shara Lessley
The 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
...moreLightning Strikes Twice: The Rumpus Interview with Nick Lantz
How 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!
...morePoetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears
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, […]
...moreTips for Poets Inspired by Another Dead White Male
In order to become an epic poet, Milton believed he must also refuse “lustral waters.” In other words, aspiring artists must remain chaste.
...moreShara Lessley: A Poem I Love
Editors 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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