A Year in Rumpus Book Reviews
A look back at the books we’ve reviewed in 2018!
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...moreThe Rumpus editorial staff selects our favorite pieces from 2018!
...moreA list of books written by women, translated by women, and in many instances, both!
...moreThe poem, [Tranströmer] seems to say, doesn’t have to carry every burden of its poet’s heart. It doesn’t need to speak out loud, either.
...moreConnie Wanek discusses her latest book, Rival Gardens: New and Selected Poems, the challenge of looking back at older poems, and what prioritizing writing looks like.
...moreTony Hoagland discusses his latest collection, Application for Release from the Dream, the value of poetry, why he doesn’t fear becoming overconfident, and the definition of American spirituality.
...morePoetry is an art spoken, as if sung, in relation to other human beings.
...moreTomas Tranströmer’s Baltics, a long poem, first appeared in 1974, but this time around Samuel Charters has added a new afterword to his original translation, and his wife Ann Charters has included photographs from 1973 of Tranströmer and his wife at their summer home on the island of Runmarö. As for the photos, imagine ABBA […]
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