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#Poetry without pretension since 1995. Rattle is a publication of the Rattle Foundation, an independent 501(c)3, and not affiliated with any other organization. $15,000 for a single poem: rattle.com
Jared M. Campbell from Rattle 92, Summer 2026. Read the full poem here: rattle.com/november-in-... #poetry
This week's Poets Respond poem by Ridwan Fisani, "Inverted Telemachia" #poetry
Glenn Morazzini from Rattle 28, Winter 2007, Rattle Poetry Prize Finalist #poetry
Arthur Russell, Rattle's Prompt Poem of the Month, June 2026 #poetry
Brett Garcia Myhren, from "Telemarketer," Rattle 25, Summer 2005. #poetry
The biggest, fairest, friendliest, poetry contest around is offering $25,000 in total prizes to the best individual poems we receive this summer—but the deadline is only a month away! Find past winners and guidelines here: rattle.com/page/poetryp...
Tonight's guest on the Rattlecast is one of the best living sonneteers, Rhina P. Espaillat. Join us live at 8pm ET—then stay for the crowning of our new Prompt Poet of the Month!
Tonight's guest on the Rattlecast is @richardsiken.bsky.social, author of Crush and War of the Foxes. His new book, I Know Some Things, wrestles with truth, family history, and the traumatic stroke he experienced in 2019. Join us live at 8pm ET!
Tonight's guest on the Rattlecast is Michael Lavers. Michael appeared in issues 35 and 87 of Rattle, and his poems explore the deeper truth the lies just out of our grasp. Join us live at 8pm ET for more, on YouTube or Facebook!
Join us for a Reddit AMA this Friday at 1pm ET! We'll answer all your questions about the $15,000 Rattle Poetry Prize or anything else you'd like to know. Drawing courtesy of Lizzy! www.reddit.com/r/Poetry/com...
Tonight's guest on the Rattlecast is Matt Mason! Matt served as the Nebraska State Poet from 2019-2024 and has run poetry workshops in Botswana, Romania, Nepal, and Belarus for the U.S. State Department. His most recent books are Rock Star and At the Corner of Fantasy and Main.
Today's guests on the Rattlecast are Hanaa Ahmad Jabr, Jennifer Jean, and Wadaq Qais, and not the special time. Hanaa and Wadaq are in Iraq, so we're broadcasting live at 12pm ET. They'll be sharing their new book of dialogue in verse, Where Do You Live?
Tonight's guest on the Rattlecast is Susan Cohen! A newspaper report and journalism professor, Susan often does write about the news, including many poems in her most recent book, Democracy of Fire. Join us live at 8pm ET! youtube.com/rattlepoetry
This week’s guest is Li-Young Lee. Wesleyan Press has just released a new collection of his mother poems, I Ask My Mother to Sing, which makes a great feature today. In the second hour, the Prompt Lines will feature your poems. Join us live at 8pm ET on YouTube or Facebook!
Tonight's guest on the Rattlecast is Dion O'Reilly. Her new book, Limerence, addresses an obsession with unrequited love. We'll also be talking about the poetry of altered states. Join us live at 8pm ET! youtube.com/live/zLIxJTX...
Tonight's guest on the Rattlecast is 2024 Readers' Choice Award winner Dave Newman! Dave is one of those guys who’s done it all, from truck driver to house painter to college professor. Join us live at 8pm ET! youtube.com/live/i4YCqr6...
Tonight's guest on the Rattlecast is Susan Browne. Her new book, Monster Mash, explores the world in which "hyperbolic symbolism is actually just the news." Join us live at 8pm ET and BYOP for the Prompt Lines! youtube.com/live/nrLiQq1...
Tonight's guest on the Rattlecast is Partirdge Boswell. Partridge is a musician-poet touring with the band Los Lorcas. We'll talk about the music of poetry and more. Join us live at 8pm ET! youtube.com/live/xXEMMvq...
Tonight's guest on the Rattlecast is Lew Watts! If you enjoyed our conversation about haibun in the spring issue, now's your chance to ask any follow-up questions and hear some of his powerful poems first-hand. youtube.com/live/wBAZu9Y...
Tonight's guest on the Rattlecast is Tiana Clark! Tiana won the 2015 Rattle Poetry Prize for "Equilibrium." Her new book, Scorched Earth, is just out from Simon & Schuster. Join us live at 8pm ET! youtube.com/live/GnuiK39...
Tonight's guest on the Rattlecast is Stephen Gibson. His new book, Frida Kahlo in Fort Lauderdale is a series of ekphrastic triolets, so we'll be talking about art, form, and more. Join us live at 8pm ET! www.youtube.com/c/rattlepoetry
More to the left, he says, then leans to watch the dangling claw from a better angle as I guide the stubby joystick … —Chad Frame Read the rest: www.rattle.com/claw-machine...
Brother is such a close word … —Dante Di Stefano Read the rest: www.rattle.com/to-my-brothe...
Tonight's guest on the Rattlecast is the Toddfather himself, Todd Robinson. Join us live at 8pm ET—and BYOPoems about a memory you've never shared that includes dialogue! www.youtube.com/c/rattlepoetry