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Poet Erik Kennedy discusses literary community and his formative years as a young writer in New Jersey, and shares two new prose poems.more Tags: A Rumpus Interview, academia, anaphora, Antonio Benitez Rojo, Books, Captain Morgan, caribbean, chuck d, colonialism, décima, Denice Frohman, Ellen Ullman, Fred Moten, hip-hop, identity, immigrant, immigration, Ishion Hutchinson, Jaron Lanier, Jesus Castillo, Kaveh Akbar, Kevin Kelly, Latin American literature, Latin American poets, Latinx, Layli Long Soldier, Leopold Senghor, Maria Anderson, Marina Carreira, MFA, Michael Van Calbergh, Natalie Scenters-Zapico, New Jersey, Nicanor Parra, Nike, Nuyorican Café, Olga Nolla, Philip B Williams, poetry, Puerto Rican, puerto rico, Rafael Acevedo, rage against the machine, Raquel Salas-Rivera, Rigoberto González, Rosebud Ben-Oni, Rumpus Original, Sawtooth Poetry Prize, Sherry Turkle, Solmaz Sharif, sonnets, Spanish, spoken word,, Susan Briante, Taino, Tarfia Faizullah, teaching, teaching writing, the beats, The Repeating Island, Vicente Huidobro, Vincent Toro, White Supremacy, whiteness, workshop, writing process, writing workshop, Zack De La Rocha Poet Vincent Toro on his debut collection,, his writing process, and searching for identity.more
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Tags: A Rumpus Interview, activism, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, audre lorde, Barbara Jane Reyes, bell hooks, Bitch Media, Boston, Catholic, catholicism, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Daisy Hernandez, Dear Sister, Dear Sister: Letters from Survivors of Sexual Violence, Deesha Philyaw, Diaspora, election 2016, Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, Evelina Galang, feminism, feminist, Filipina, Filipina-American, filipino, Filipino American, genre, gloria anzaldua, Gloria Steinem, home, immigration, June Jordan, Lisa Factora-Borchers, Literary Mama, make/shift magazine, Marge Piercy, MFA, Michelle Alexander, migration, motherhood, New Jersey, new york, New York City, Ninotchka Rosca, Ohio, parenting, Philippines, place, poetry, publishing industry, rape, Roxane Gay, rural, Seattle, sexual assault, sexuality, This Bridge Called My Back, urban, Vanessa Mártir, Visible: Women Writers of Color, Women Writers of Color “Whether you love or hate this space, it’s unique, it’s exciting, it’s fun, and it feels like it’s grown with the neighbourhood.Lisa Factora-Borchers talks about being a Catholic feminist, writing across genres, and pushing back against a singular narrative about New York.more Even for a undesignated heritage building, they can only delay demolition to give some time for reconsideration, but can’t designate without the owner’s agreement unless they fully financially compensate the owner,” he says.Īnd as the city doesn’t seem to be interested in that option, the era of the Rumpus Room on Main is coming to a close. “The city has limited powers to prevent demolition under provincial legislation. An online petition asking the city to stop the demolition of the Rumpus Room is being widely circulated, with over 1100 signatures as of this writing.īut Toderian says once an owner has made up their mind to redevelop, such a change is highly unlikely, regardless of property. So the Rumpus Room will go down and housing will go up. “It’s been a great venue and I hope they find a new place, but under the existing bylays and zoning, rental housing is available and allowed there, and it is a need in that neighbourhood.”Ĭity regulations allow for a maximum rent of $1,443 for studios and $1,517 for a one-bedroom unit under the rental development policy Lee is hoping to build under. “You just cross your fingers and hope it doesn’t happen.” “A demo clause is pretty standard in Vancouver now because buildings are so expensive,” says Duprey with an air of resignation.
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Zottenberg and her business partner David Duprey have announced they will vacate the property next month, following a protracted battle with their landlord, who wanted to exercise a demolition clause in their contract. “It’s letting go of a fight we’ve been having for a while,” says co-owner Rachel Zottenberg. The funky colours, cramped spacing, and vintage board games created an ambiance that was quintessential Main Street for many.
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The Rumpus Room on Main Street brands itself as “Your 1970s basement hangout”, and it certainly lives up to it.