9+ hour, 5+ min ago  (423+ words) Emily Skillings is the author of the poetry collection Fort Not (The Song Cave, 2017), which Publishers Weekly called a "fabulously eccentric, hypnotic, and hypervigilant debut," as well as two chapbooks, Backchannel (Poor Claudia) and Linnaeus: The 26 Sexual Practices of Plants…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1870+ words) Now that I am older, I realize how much shame has dictated my own life, from as far back as I can remember, permeating through every action I have taken or been encouraged to take, every memory that has persisted…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (842+ words) I recently sat down with Crystal Simone Smith via Zoom to discuss her new book, monarchical ideology, the balance of seeking and silencing, and the craft of revealing through erasure." The Rumpus: You've been familiar with this pamphlet for some…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (79+ words) Arpita is a Creative Writing Ph D candidate at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Arpita has received awards from the Bread Loaf Writers Conference, Vermont Studio Center, and The Alan Cheuse International Writers Center. Her work can be found in…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago  (285+ words) The Chileans get Bola'o and 2666, the Poles get Tokarczuk and The Books of Jacob. I despair that books of that ambition could never grow out of American soil. If I can keep myself from a constantly ironic posture, if I…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (872+ words) Patrick Cottrell and I spoke by phone for an hour. We talked about the momentum of mystery, the abyss between who we know ourselves to be and who others decide we are, as well as what it takes to live…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (102+ words) Sarah Shaw is a cartoonist, illustrator, and professor. She makes comics, visual essays, zines, and illustrated poetry that captures the everyday. Her visual narratives have been published or are forthcoming in The Boston Globe, The Boston Art Review, Mutha Magazine,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1665+ words) I thought we decided not to hang out with people named Dave. No, Dave is on the good list. Devons are the shits. Oh. Are you sure? Dave is a biologist though. I'll check the spreadsheet later. Simone and Alexandria…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (329+ words) Caro Claire Burke's debut novel Yesteryear is an acidly funny, satirical take on the rise of tradwife culture, social media influencers, and the pressure on women to perform the perfect life." Through Natalie's story, Burke bitingly exposes the impossible standards…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (117+ words) Kathleen Maris Paltrineri is the translator of Norwegian poet Kristin Berget's and when the light comes it will be so fantastic (Northwestern University Press, 2025). A former Fulbright Fellow to Norway, she has received poetry scholarships and residencies from the Arctic…...