Rattle Poetry

Episode 6 of the Rattlecast is a departure into the deep psyche—we'll be talking to Richard Gilbert about his book "Poetry as Consciousness" and the concept of the "haiku sanctuary," a zone of knowing between living and dreaming. As always, we include a live open mic after talking to our guest. For details on how to participate, either pre-recorded or via Skype, go to: https://www.rattle.com/rattl...

Rattlecast #5 features Pavana Reddy, plus another Skype open mic! Pavana Reddy is a Los Angeles-based poet and songwriter. She is most well-known for her first book of poetry, Rangoli, as well as a song called “Remain the Sea,” written for the critically acclaimed album Land of Gold by Anoushka Shankar. She is currently set to release her second book of poems, Where Do You Go Alone, and is already...

Rattlecast #4 features 2018 Rattle Chapbook Prize winner Elizabeth S. Wolf, plus another Skype open mic! Elizabeth S. Wolf is the author of the chapbook What I Learned: Poems (Finishing Line Press, 2017). Elizabeth’s poems have appeared in multiple anthologies and journals, including Persian Sugar in English Tea (in English & Farsi), Mosaics, Ibbetson Street, Peregrine Journal, Tuck Magazine, and...

This special edition of the Rattlecast takes us to a meeting of the Powow River Poets, where they remember their friend and Powow member David Berman. Two of David's poems appeared posthumously in Rattle #62, and a poem written for him by Bruce Bennett appeared in the summer issue of the magazine. Bruce recently published a limited edition chapbook about David, called "First Reader." Powow members...

Our second Rattlecast features Lynne Thompson. Lynne Thompson is the author of Start with a Small Guitar (What Books Press, 2013), Beg No Pardon (Perugia Press, 2007), and her newest book, Fretwork (Marsh Hawk Press, 2019). One of our most frequently published poets, she's also appeared in eight issues of Rattle, most recently Rattle #52. Thompson received an Artist Fellowship from the City of Los...

Our first Rattlecast livestream features Benjamin Aleshire, a poet-for-hire who travels the world writing poems for strangers on a manual typewriter. He'll read poems from his new book, Currency, and talk to Rattle editor Timothy Green about his life as a traveling bard, Instagram poetry, and more. After the featured reading, we turn the stream over to an open mic via Skype. ______ Benjamin Aleshi...