(Charles Kruger) Beloved poet/teacher/activist and Mills College MFA Meg Day has been a huge contributor to the Bay Area literary scene for the past several years. She…
(Evan Karp) Dear Reader, What can we expect […?] Everything, but we won’t get it. — Frank O’Hara, “Personism: A Manifesto” We almost always leave…
(Charles Kruger) In Japan, Jack Hirschman would surely be designated as a “Living National Treasure.” In America, he should at least receive honors at the…
(Nicole McFeely) Featured Event: Friday, August 26th– Nothing is Hidden: Matthew Zapruder & Matthew Dickman Nothing is Hidden is a monthly series of readings and artist…
(Evan Karp) As I set out to write about this past week something unexpected happened: my conscious mind admitted that no matter how loud it…
(Charles Kruger) My beloved and much-admired writing teacher, the great Jack Grapes, often tells his students, “Talent is the enemy of genius.” He is making…
(Nicole McFeely) Featured Event: Saturday, August 20th- Literary Death Match Billed as the most exciting thing to ever cost nothing, this international reading series is heating up…
(Evan Karp) August. When the unaccountable rises up like a cobra and tortures you with stillness. Only the temperature is pleasant, the cobra a construct…
(Evan Karp) Don’t take it for granted. The Rumpus loves you from the start. It’s not just a theme. Monday, August 8 11 was an…
(Evan Karp) If you haven’t seen Joe Klocek invite some poor heckler onstage, now’s your chance (try not to get sucked in to the plethora…