1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (620+ words) Tolbert and I communicated over email about the role of ecopoetry, the practice of tree walking, and the capacity of language to hold admissions of fear, failures, and resentment." The Rumpus: "I was struck by your connection to the natural…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (534+ words) Debbie Millman and I are thrilled to share some exciting new initiatives we are launching with The Rumpus. Beginning on April 1, 2026, we are increasing our pay rates for work accepted on or after that date. (Sadly, we cannot retroactively apply…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (476+ words) The odds of picking a perfect March Madness bracket are frequently given as one in 9.2 quintillion. How likely is that? You're far more likely to be eaten by a grizzly bear, or to win the Powerball, or probably to win…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1681+ words) Books That Made Me Gay: The Vanishers by Heidi Julavits'The Rumpus Books That Made Me Gay: The Vanishers by Heidi Julavits At twenty, I worked overnight at the circulation desk checking out laptops to students in mechanical emergencies and alphabetizing…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (326+ words) Aimee Nezhukumatathil is an award-winning and bestselling poet, essayist, editor, and professor living in Oxford, Mississippi. Her expansive body of work, which includes multiple collections of poetry and illustrated essays, celebrates the awe, wonder, and joy of the natural world…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (394+ words) I had the pleasure of speaking with Murr on the phone about the power struggles between the members of the condo, character development, and the complicated nature of chasing the "American dream." This interview has been edited for length and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1423+ words) Seeking a Way In: :Woman House: Essays and Assemblages" by Lauren W. Westerfield'The Rumpus Seeking a Way In: :Woman House: Essays and Assemblages" by Lauren W. Westerfield Louise Bourgeois, born in France on Christmas Day, 1911, moved to New York City in 1938, where…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (975+ words) The First Book: Carrie R. Moore The Author: Carrie R. MooreThe Book: Make Your Way Home (Tin House, 2025) The Elevator Pitch: When home doesn't love you, how do you insist on loving yourself? Make Your Way Home is a collection of stories…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (687+ words) I remember taking Hardly Creatures with me to a community reading event at a bar, unable to dive into it beyond the first page. A month later, I decided to give it another chance, this time in the quiet of…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (654+ words) It was a joy to speak with Kennedy on Zoom in January, a month before the collection was released, and we discussed, among other things, using musicality to reach towards the subconscious, tending to burn barrels, the complexity of writing…...