I owe this blog about two dozen posts, but for now, here’s a reminder that the deadline for the 2007 Rattle Poetry Prize is this Wednesday. Postmark more entries by August 1st, or submit them by email before 11:59 PM pst that night.

Last year we received 800 submissions, and we’re only on a pace to match that — I really want to top 1,000. So if you’re thinking about entering, do me a favor and enter. The entry fee is just a one-year subscription, and you know you’ve been meaning to subscribe anyway.

The winner of the Rattle Poetry Prize receives $5,000. Ten honorable mentions receive $100. All 11 poems will be published in this winter’s issue of Rattle. Additional poems will be considered for publication as well — last year we published 32 poems from the contest.

To enter, just go here and follow either the email or hardcopy guidelines:

http://www.rattle.com/rpp/rpp.htm