Rattle is proud to announce the winner of the 2008 Rattle Poetry Prize:
Joseph Fasano
Goshen, NY
for
“Mahler in New York”
Honorable Mentions:
“The Neighbors” – Phyllis Abloaf, San Francisco, CA
“After Six” – Meghan Adler, San Francisco, CA
“Dear IRS” – John Brehm, Boulder, CO
“The Tulip Tree” – Ted Gilley, North Bennington, VT
“Nameless Boy” – Douglas Goetsch, New York, NY
“Watching the Wizard of Oz” – Rebecca Lehmann, Tallahassee, FL
“My People” – Hilary Melton, Richmond, VT
“Road Sign, Interstate 5” – Robert Peake, Ojai, CA
“Dream/Time” – Deborah Tobola, Santa Maria, CA
“The Calendar” – Amie Whittemore, Herrin, IL
The eleven winning poems were published in Rattle #30, which released in December 2008.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the competition, which would not have been a success without your diverse and inspiring poems.