Posts Tagged: Trump

From the Archive: Why Writing Matters in the Age of Despair

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No word is wasted. No story is told in vain.

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From the Archive: The Sunday Rumpus Essay: The Butch and the Bathroom

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Then there is the bathroom issue. My beloved is like me, like you, like anyone. Sometimes a person has to go.

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ENOUGH: How the President Broke Up My Marriage

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A Rumpus series of work by women, trans, and nonbinary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.

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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Maggie Nelson

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Maggie Nelson discusses her new book, ON FREEDOM: FOUR SONGS OF CARE AND CONSTRAINT.

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Accidental Altars

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Choose, the specter points in opposite directions.

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Panic Mode: The Influencing Machine by Brooke Gladstone and Josh Neufeld

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Cyclical patterns of journalism notwithstanding, Gladstone sees this moment as uniquely concerning.

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Cherry Blossom Girl

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Her name was Ing Hua. Literal translation: Cherry Blossom.

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The Last Poem I Loved: “The Hell Poem” by Shane McCrae

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I’m fascinated that the speaker’s harm disappearing is a function of being in Hell.

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Reimagining the Whole Damn World: A Conversation with Sonora Jha

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Sonora Jha discusses her new book, HOW TO RAISE A FEMINIST SON.

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The Lure of the Process: Talking with Chang-rae Lee

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Chang-rae Lee discusses his new novel, MY YEAR ABROAD.

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FUNNY WOMEN: Medieval Witch Confession or Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory?

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Witches are real.

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Everything Is Malleable: Talking with Lauren Oyler

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Lauren Oyler discusses her debut novel, FAKE ACCOUNTS.

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Not Looking Away: The State She’s In by Lesley Wheeler

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But look at this poet-speaker speaking the unspeakable!

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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Kimberly Grey

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Kimberly Grey discusses her new collection, SYSTEMS FOR THE FUTURE OF FEELING.

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The Fine Line Between Nihilism and Hope: Talking with Ahmed Naji

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Ahmed Naji discusses his new memoir, ROTTEN EVIDENCE.

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Swinging Modern Sounds: Observations on the Occasion of a 100th Column

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The clash of opinions about music is music itself.

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Black Kids in Space: Afrofuturism and Mainstream Comedy

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We have to lead with our imagination, not with preconceived limitations.

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The Right to Lawfully Kill

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I say the world is on fire. I say I’m seeing things.

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The Discourse of Undocumentedness: Talking with Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

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Karla Cornejo Villavicencio discusses her first book, THE UNDOCUMENTED AMERICANS.

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Re-Contextualizing Dolly Parton in Her Full Glory: Talking with Sarah Smarsh

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Sarah Smarsh discusses her new book, SHE COME BY IT NATURAL.

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Racism Is a Reboot: Binging Battlestar Galactica at the End of a World

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It was a new world; it was the same world.

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From the Editors: Election 2020

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Rumpus editors share their thoughts, fears, and concerns around the impending election.

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Survival Soup

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You could say that I have trained for this pandemic all my life.

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Reclaiming History from the Bigots: Jill Lepore’s This America

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History itself is not so conveniently tidy, and neither is this book.

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Intimate Characters: Talking with Laura Bogart

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Laura Bogart discusses her debut novel, DON’T YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU.

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