Rattle (magazine)

For other uses, see Rattle (disambiguation).

Rattle
Summer 2010 cover
Editor-in-ChiefAlan Fox
CategoriesLiterary magazine
FrequencyQuarterly
Founded1994 (31 years ago) (1994)
CompanyRattle Foundation
CountryUnited States
Based inLos Angeles, California
LanguageEnglish
Websiterattle.com
ISSN1097-2900
OCLC36334564

Rattle is a quarterly poetry magazine founded in 1994, published in Los Angeles in the United States.[1][2][3]

It publishes poems both by established writers, such as Philip Levine, Jane Hirshfield, Billy Collins, Sharon Olds, Gregory Orr, Patricia Smith, and Anis Mojgani, and by new and emerging poets. Poems from the magazine have been reprinted in The Best American Poetry[4] and Pushcart Prize[5] anthologies.

Each issue is themed to honour a particular community of poets, such as teachers, slam poets, or, most recently, Los Angeles poets. Interviews with contemporary poets are also a staple. Though primarily dedicated to its print issues, the magazine's website also hosts other material, including audio archives[6] and reviews of contemporary poetry.[7]

The Rattle Chapbook Prize

The Rattle Chapbook Prize has been awarded annually since 2016. It currently comprises three awards of $5,000, paid to the authors of the best chapbooks submitted. At least one of the awards is bestowed on a poet who has not previously published a full-length collection of poems.[8] The winners so far have been:

Year Winners
2016 Zeina Hashem Beck
2017 Taylor Mali
2018 Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, Nickole Brown, Elizabeth S. Wolf
2019 Al Ortolani, Christina Olson, Jimmy Pappas
2020 Kathleen McClung, Tom C. Hunley, Jesse Bertron
2021 Gil Arzola, Amanda Newell, Elizabeth Johnston Ambrose
2022 Michael Mark, CooXooEii Black, and John W Evans

The Rattle Poetry Prize

The Rattle Poetry Prize has been awarded annually since 2006, and now comprises an award of $15,000 to the author of the best single poem submitted, as decided by the magazine's editors. Ten finalists also receive prizes, and one of them receives a Readers' Choice Award of $5,000. Winning poems are published in the magazine's winter issue.[9]

Winners have included:[10]

Past contributors

Past contributors have included:[11]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Rattle". Poets.Org. January 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "About Us". Rattle. March 16, 2013.
  3. ^ "Poets and Writers". Poets and Writers. January 12, 2023.
  4. ^ [1] The Best American Poetry 2007. Heather McHugh, Guest Editor, David Lehman, Series Editor. ISBN 0-7432-9973-6. Scribner, 2007.
  5. ^ [2] Pushcart Prize XXXII: Best of the Small Presses. Bill Henderson, Series Editor. ISBN 978-1-888889-46-8. Pushcart Press, 2008.
  6. ^ "Rattle: Audio Archives". Rattle. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  7. ^ "Rattle: e-Reviews". Rattle. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  8. ^ "For the 2023 Rattle Chapbook Prize". Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  9. ^ "Poetry Prize". Poets & Writers. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  10. ^ "About Rattle: Poetry for the 21st Century". Rattle. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  11. ^ "Contributor Links Rattle". Rattle. Retrieved March 16, 2013.