Archive for August, 2008
Friday, August 29th, 2008
Fractal Artist Extraordinaire
While it seems I’ve been waiting ages to put a cover of my book up on the header and make this post, it’s been only two months since Stacy Reed agreed to let me use one of her fractal images. This cover isn’t the real deal — I recently had to make up a mock [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in american fractal by Tim
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
No Respect!
It’s not our goal at Rattle to be respected by the poetry establishment. In a way, I’d prefer to be disrespected–we’re poetry of the people, not poetry of the academy, and like any populist movement, we can wear scorn from the elite like a badge of honor. Rattle was founded 15 years ago because it [...]
8 Comments » - Posted in rattle rubbish,sagacious sulking by Tim
Monday, August 25th, 2008
The West Memphis Three
Today at Rattle.com we feature a pair of short poems by Damien Echols, who’s bio places him on death row in Arkansas for a crime he didn’t commit. As they say, everyone in prison is innocent–only Damien really is. If you’re unfamiliar with his story, watch Paradise Lost. If you support the death penalty, here [...]
24 Comments » - Posted in random riff-raff by Tim
Friday, August 22nd, 2008
The Last Blurb
The other day I received what I hope is my last blurb ever, and from perhaps my favorite poet in the world, Bob Hicok. Reading Bob’s work, particularly his most recent, you get the sense that there’s this perpetual stream of poetry flowing through his head 24/7, and that whenever he feels like it, he [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in american fractal by Tim
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Behind the Scenes: Rattle Poetry Prize Final Math
Entries to the contest have finally all been logged. Here are the totals: 683 hardcopy entries 477 email entries 1,160 Total Entries in 2008 My target goal was 1,200 entries, so we fell a bit short, but with the economy in the tank, I can’t help but be pleased. Last year we received 991 entries, [...]
