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Blood, Sparrows and Sparrows by Eugenia Leigh
When trauma forms part of the poet’s life, we sometimes have to spend a book working through its reverberations, approaching it again and again from different angles. This is the narrator’s task in the...
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In the Saturday Interview, May Cobb talks with Austin-based multi-instrumentalist Guy Forsyth about The Freedom to Fail, his first studio album in six years. In a touching aside about his daughter,...
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The Part of Stories One Never Quite Believes
“It’s not the story though, not the friendleaning toward you, saying ‘And then I realized—,’which is the part of stories one never quite believes.I had the idea that the world’s so full of painit must...
View ArticleThis Week in Short Fiction: A Guide to AWP
It’s that time of year again, where writers young and old, from all corners of the country, come to congregate in one gigantic, frenetic, neurotic, alcohol-infused crowd, in a couple of fancy hotels no...
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What to Read When: A Holiday Book-Gifting Guide
Last week, we offered up our best book-gifting recommendations for children. This week, we’re turning our attention to the 18+ crowd. We’ve asked our editors to give us their favorite books to gift to...
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What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Poetry
It’s no secret that at The Rumpus, we love us some poetry, which makes April one of our favorite months of the year! But, just in case sharing thirty thrilling new poems with you each day throughout...
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Notable NYC: 5/5–5/11
Saturday 5/5: Ryo Yamaguchi and Brittany Dennison read poetry. Berl’s Poetry Shop, 4 p.m., free. Charity Coleman and Aisha Sasha John join the Segue Series. Zinc Bar, 4:30 p.m., $5. Sunday 5/6:...
View ArticleNext Letter in the Mail: Eugenia Leigh
Our next Letter in the Mail comes from poet Eugenia Leigh! Eugenia shares her theory on the “Jesus Year,” or the year a person turns thirty-three, and the work it takes to become the “truer” version of...
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What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Poetry
It’s no secret that at The Rumpus, we love us some poetry, which makes April one of our favorite months of the year! And, just in case sharing thirty thrilling new poems with you each day throughout...
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