Honorable Mention, Rattle Poetry Prize

I recently got the good news that one of my poems received an honorable mention in the Rattle Poetry Prize. According to the editor, the poem was selected from over 4,000 poems entered this year. It is particularly encouraging that they chose a poem that represents one of my recent attempts at breaking the “page barrier”–that is, writing a poem longer than one page. I look forward to reading the nine other honorable mention poems and, of course, the first-place-winner’s poem, when they are published in December. The $100 prize I plan to put toward–you guessed it–more poetry books.

13 Comments

  1. Posted September 15, 2008 at 11:43 am | Permalink

    congratulations! i really like Rattle, poems and presentation.

  2. Robert
    Posted September 15, 2008 at 11:54 am | Permalink

    Thanks, Maggie. It’s one of my favorites, too.

    The announcement is up on their web site now:

    http://www.rattle.com/blog/2008/09/15/2008-rattle-poetry-prize-winners/

  3. Posted September 15, 2008 at 12:09 pm | Permalink

    Congratulations, Robert. Whilst I can muster no surprise when you win acclaim, I _can_ offer my felicitations. ;)

  4. Robert
    Posted September 15, 2008 at 12:10 pm | Permalink

    You, madam, are too kind.

  5. Posted September 15, 2008 at 12:50 pm | Permalink

    Congratulations! Way to start the week!

  6. Robert
    Posted September 15, 2008 at 1:14 pm | Permalink

    Thanks, Nic. It does, indeed, make Monday a little nicer.

  7. Robert
    Posted September 15, 2008 at 1:38 pm | Permalink

    p.s. to say Tim Green has a nice post on his blog giving insight into the selection process:

    http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2008/09/15/rpp-behind-the-scenes-the-big-announcement/

  8. Michelle Bitting
    Posted September 15, 2008 at 2:18 pm | Permalink

    Hurray for Robert! You so deserve it, sweetheart. And out of 4,000 entries–holy cow!

    much love,
    Mich

  9. Robert
    Posted September 15, 2008 at 2:45 pm | Permalink

    Thanks, Michelle. Looking forward to your book coming out.

  10. Posted September 19, 2008 at 1:59 pm | Permalink

    Good for you! Nice when poetry brings in cash and recognition in one swoop.

  11. Robert
    Posted September 19, 2008 at 2:02 pm | Permalink

    Thanks, Pearl. Nice … and, in my experience so far, rare. :)

  12. Posted October 9, 2008 at 12:50 am | Permalink

    congrats, Robert!! money, prestige, glory be!

  13. Robert
    Posted October 9, 2008 at 10:32 am | Permalink

    Thanks, Gwendolyn. Got the check the other day. Time to buy some books!

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