Rattle Poetry Prize

Conversation with
Annie Finch

The Winter 2023 issue features our 11 Rattle Poetry Prize winners, including the 1st prize poem, “Time Travel for Beginners” by Ardon Shorr. The finalists this year include three sonnets and two longer narrative poems that are sure to make you feel. The open section takes us through emergency rooms to dating profiles, with sloppy haiku and Jenga along the way.

The conversation section explores the intersection of meter and magic with “Poetry Witch” Annie Finch. Annie’s mission is to restore our interest in all five meters, beyond the standard iambics, while reconnecting our spirits to the body and the earth. We talk about it all in a fascinating discussion about the deep history of poetry and humanity.
 

	Open Poetry
	Chris Anderson	All That I Have
	C. Wade Bentley	Waiting and Watching
	Bruce Cohen	Ten Sloppy Haiku of Ordinary Life
	James Crews	Married to Amazement
	Teddy Devitt	Naming Them
	Rami Farawi	They Ask If I’ve Seen the News
	Annie Finch	Death and the Mountain
	Haley Jameson	Ain’t My Penny No More
	Matthew King	On Learning That Woodpeckers …
	Linda Kunhardt	Bee Sting
	Danusha Laméris	The Visitor
	Rachel Mallalieu	Surrender
	Michael Mark	Nicest
	Al Ortolani	Leaf Removal
	Hanna Pachman	Welcome to My Dating Profile …
	Erica Reid	The Raft
	Rimas Uzgiris	Haymaking
	John Wojtowicz	Fruit Guy
	..
	Poetry Prize Winner
	Ardon Shorr	Time Travel for Beginners
	..
	Finalists
	River Adams	A Lesson in Metaphor
	Lisa Bass	Makeup
	Roberta Beary	Sonnet #1: My Way
	Dusty Bryndal	No Evidence
	Isabella DeSendi	Elegy for Tío Lazaro
	Diana Goetsch	Motel Surrender
	Meredith Mason	Use Your Words
	Amy Miller	Umbrella
	Jacob K. Robinson	The Pool
	Tim Seibles	Ants
	..
	Conversation
	Annie Finch (web)
	..
	Cover Art
	Fnord (web)