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Tracy K Smith
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Notable Twin Cities: 4/29–5/5
Literary events and readings in and around the Twin Cities this week!
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.
On Joy: Three Poetry Anthologies
With impermanence and “praise for the devil” all around, it’s a gift to rediscover joy, no matter how fleeting.
Notable San Francisco: 11/1–11/7
Literary events and readings in and around the Bay Area this week!
Notable San Francisco: 10/25–10/31
Literary events and readings in and around the Bay Area this week!
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Iris Dunkle
Iris Jamahl Dunkle on her new collection Interrupted Geographies, writing against the pastoral tradition, the power of persona poems, and the town of Pithole.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #92: Bud Smith
It’s hard to say when I first became aware of Bud Smith’s writing. I’m sure it was online; his work is fairly ubiquitous here—an essay here, a poem there, a…
Corinne Lee and Finding an Antidote to America’s Toxicity
Poet Corinne Lee on writing her epic book-length poem Plenty and finding new ways to live in a rapidly changing world.
Notable Chicago: 1/27–2/2
Friday 1/27: Visit Women & Children First to celebrate the launch of Programmed Inequality: How Britain Discarded Women Technologists and Lost Its Edge in Computing by Marie Hicks. 7:30 p.m.,…