The quote and information written in charcoal against a white background. At the top is the Rumpus's full logo in white on top of a yellow ink splotch with "National Poetry Month" written beside it with a red underline.

"Praise your feet at the seething shore, siphoned sand. / Praise delta churn and bracken strand."

From "Psalm" by @rsarnold.bsky.social for National Poetry Month.

➡️ buff.ly/PWoiDI5

National Poetry Month: Rob Arnold - The Rumpus Beauty in, beauty out. What you consume becomes you.

New poem in @therumpus.net for National Poetry Month!

Pretty much impossible to sum up what today meant and felt like at the @adopteelitfest.bsky.social . 🙏🏾✨😭😭This was the crew of 16 of us in the final roundtable reading. So rare for adoptees to feel seen, heard, held, and celebrated. I will not be forgetting today anytime soon. I love this community.

Shane McCrae - "Loving Ireland" Shane McCrae's poem "Loving Ireland," performed by the poet. Part of the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation's Read By series of poetry films. Directed by Matthew Thompson and produced in collaboration with @IrishArtsCenterNY. Learn more about McCrae and explore more poetry at https://www.brinke

"I want Ireland to know

whose son I am / And that I am

also its son"

@akasomeguy.bsky.social performs his poem "Loving Ireland" in a film produced with Irish Arts Center.

youtu.be/JgA2E8bfHwY

a poem is an invitation to be (once again) (actually) alive

Turns out I don’t have much to say here…yet. Big news coming that I’m not able to talk about.

I guess I am here now too?