| This Week from The Rumpus |
|
- Julian Talamantez Brolaski, Ansel Elkins, and Hala Alyan bring National Poetry Month to a close
- All new Letters in the Mail (from authors!) courtesy of Shane and Hannah Burcaw
- New Interview with Dolen Perkins-Valdez by Nefertiti Asanti
- New Review of Paul B. Preciado's Dysphoria Mundiby Acree Graham Macam
- Upcoming: Small Press Sunday with Proxima Vera Press
- New Fiction by Hyo Jin Ha
|
|
| Letters in the Mail (from authors!) |
|
Letters in the Mail from authors is a Rumpus subscription in which you receive an actual, postmarked letter from one of our favorite writers in your IRL mailbox twice a month. All letters are non-promotional, include a creative prompt, and have a return mailing address in case you'd like to write the author back!
Up next, an author letter from...
May 15: Shane and Hannah Burcaw are authors and relationship vloggers on a mission to improve the way society understands disability. On their YouTube channel, Squirmy and Grubs, which has gained over one million subscribers, the couple shares an authentic examination of what it’s like to be in an interabled relationship. Shane and Hannah speak across the country from universities to elementary schools to Fortune 500 companies. Subscribe by May 14! |
|
Interviews & Reviews
“I believe in the imagination of Black folks. I believe in our creativity...”
Nefertiti Asanti interviews Dolen Perkins-Valdez about Happy Land
“Our survival, the story suggests, depends on both our solidarity, and our defiance.”
Acree Graham Macam reviews Paul B. Preciado’s Dysphoria Mundi |
|
|
| Small Press Sunday:
Verso Press |
|
 | | Sunday, May 4 is our next Small Press Sunday! Join The Rumpus, Janet Rodriguez, and Monica Ong from Proxima Vera at 3:30 PT / 6:30 ET to get a look inside one of your favorite small publishers. We'll see you there on Instagram Live! |
|
New Essays & Columns
“At night, they are lured into sweet puddles of dish soap by the sink and quietly drown.”
Rumpus Original Fiction: Two Flash Stories by Hyo Jin Ha
|
|
|
Reader Support Keeps The Rumpus Going! |
|
Founded in 2009 in San Francisco, CA with readers and editors all over the US and abroad, The Rumpusis one of the longest-running independent online literary and culture magazines. Our mostly volunteer-run magazine strives to be a platform for risk-taking voices and writing that might not find a home elsewhere. We lift up new voices alongside those of more established writers readers already know and love. Often, we are an emerging writer's first notable publication, which is something we’re really proud of. We believe that literature builds community—and if reading The Rumpus makes you feel more connected, please show your support! Our Membership and subscription programs help keep us going and brings us closer to sustainability.
|
|
|
|
|
