Rattle Young Poets Anthology
How does an eight-year-old respond to global climate change? How does an eleven-year-old process the notion of a beheading? How does a four-year-old experience her mother’s anxiety? These 60 poets may be kids, but they write about most of the things that adults do, and with a depth of understanding that deserves more respect than they’re often given. This is not a cute collection hoping to win your adoration. These are real poems, by talented authors, with important stories to share—stories that are at turns haunting and hilarious, heart-warming and heart-breaking. Be delighted and inspired, but don’t treat these poets lightly.
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| Gwen Allison | The Shark Said | |
| Savannah Alvarez | Rambunctious | |
| Elliot L. Armitage | London | |
| Cailena Bickell | Don’t Worry Mom, Don’t Panic | |
| Gavia Boyden | The Donkey | |
| Oscar Brady | The Mountain Raven | |
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Ariane Branigan | Bearer of the Light |
| Theo Candlish | When People Leave This Earth | |
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Abigail Rose Cargo | Firefly |
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Lauren E. Carter | A Girl of Five or Eight’s Exemplum |
| Rubio Jett Castagna-Torres | I Doodilye You Coo Coo | |
| Frank Colasacco | Bob the Bear | |
| Kathmandu Cook | Salmon | |
| James Dailey | Big Sis | |
| Jo’lene Dailey | What I Want to Do Most of the Time | |
| Sophia Dienstag | Grandpa Bob | |
| Gabby Dodd-Terrell | He Lives in an Ark and Dreams | |
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Zea Eanet | Lessons |
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Kofi Edufo | Making Noise |
| Zeena El Gindi | Sudan | |
| Phoebe Fischer | Yellow | |
| Rose Foster | Eulogy for a Balloon | |
| Aaron Fox | It’s Raining | |
| Madeleine Gallo | Summer Peaches | |
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Piper Ginn | The Chase |
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Mae Glerum | I Was a … |
| Melody Goldiner | Water | |
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Raya Gottesfeld | Seasons |
| Savion Harris | Questions | |
| Courtlyn Helder | Blowing a Kiss to My Sister | |
| Jorel Hill | Frozen Shadows | |
| Remington Janssen | Famine | |
| Emma Faye Jewell | Why Should We in Some Forgotten Corner … | |
| Mikey Kelsey | Untitled | |
| Skylar Kendall | The Pangolin’s Love Story | |
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Stephanie Lester | The Tired Face of the Magician … |
| Graham Linthorst | Summer | |
| Madeline McEwen | A Journey to Heaven | |
| Bree, Liya & Anya Miksovsky | Haiku | |
| Natalie Belle Neal | Cat Love | |
| Chloe Ortiz | Confiding with a Hen | |
| Twine: A Prayer | ||
| Ian Jasper Osborn | In the Woods | |
| Grace L. Park | The Power of Clothes | |
| Dreaming of Friends | ||
| Lina Patel | Lost Things | |
| Evie Portier | Beauty of the Prisoner | |
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Alexander Prokopiev | Once Upon a Time |
| Madeline Restino | The Rocks Were So Small | |
| Christell Victoria Roach | Trailer Park Girls | |
| Sabrina Swerdloff | Oops | |
| M. T. | Girl Rising | |
| Maximilian Tellini | Past | |
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Junuh Tolan | Evening Trees |
| Jack Urness | See You at Home | |
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Jamie Uy | Explain Sunbeams! |
| Peyton Vernon | Nobody Likes Me | |
| Tabitha Welch | Inspiration | |
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Ben Wilson | In the Forest |
| E. Wen Wong | Deaf Child, Sweet Sound | |
| Fiona Lauradunn Woolf | Mystery Story | |
| Tianyue Xia | I Want to Tell the Fish | |
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Cover Art |
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| David Navas | ||
