Comments on: Behind the Scenes: Rattle Poetry Prize Final Math http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2008/08/behind-the-scenes-rattle-poetry-prize-final-math/ Poetry Editor and Struggling Poet Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:38:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 2009 Rattle Poetry Prize Math | Timothy Green http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2008/08/behind-the-scenes-rattle-poetry-prize-final-math/#comment-198 2009 Rattle Poetry Prize Math | Timothy Green Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:37:47 +0000 http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/?p=112#comment-198 [...] you can see from last year’s post, this is 433 more entries than we received last year, and we blew past my goal of 1,350 with [...] [...] you can see from last year’s post, this is 433 more entries than we received last year, and we blew past my goal of 1,350 with [...]

]]> By: Anoth R. Poet http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2008/08/behind-the-scenes-rattle-poetry-prize-final-math/#comment-193 Anoth R. Poet Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:03:18 +0000 http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/?p=112#comment-193 Here's a link to Alpaugh's "The Professionalization of Poetry," http://www.houstonpoetryreview.net /fall2003_review_001.html Picks up where Dana Gioia leaves off. Great stuff. Recommended from "Anoth!" Here’s a link to Alpaugh’s “The Professionalization of Poetry,”

http://www.houstonpoetryreview.net
/fall2003_review_001.html

Picks up where Dana Gioia leaves off. Great stuff. Recommended from “Anoth!”

]]> By: Matthew Thorburn http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2008/08/behind-the-scenes-rattle-poetry-prize-final-math/#comment-194 Matthew Thorburn Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:48:31 +0000 http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/?p=112#comment-194 Hi Tim, thanks for sharing this behind-the-scenes look into how the Rattle contest works. I think it's helpful for all of us who send out work to understand what goes on -- all the hard work editors do, all the costs, and how little (if any) money is left over when all is said and done -- on the other side of the process. I have never run a contest, but did co-edit a journal for several years, so I can empathize with the workload (though we never received that many poems) as well as understand the excitement of discovering exciting new (to you) poets to publish. And I'm looking forward to that article on book contests. Sounds like it will be interesting, to say the least! take care, Matt Hi Tim, thanks for sharing this behind-the-scenes look into how the Rattle contest works. I think it’s helpful for all of us who send out work to understand what goes on — all the hard work editors do, all the costs, and how little (if any) money is left over when all is said and done — on the other side of the process.

I have never run a contest, but did co-edit a journal for several years, so I can empathize with the workload (though we never received that many poems) as well as understand the excitement of discovering exciting new (to you) poets to publish.

And I’m looking forward to that article on book contests. Sounds like it will be interesting, to say the least!

take care,
Matt

]]> By: G.M. Palmer http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2008/08/behind-the-scenes-rattle-poetry-prize-final-math/#comment-195 G.M. Palmer Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:18:36 +0000 http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/?p=112#comment-195 Outstanding! I look forward to reading it. Outstanding! I look forward to reading it.

]]> By: Tim http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2008/08/behind-the-scenes-rattle-poetry-prize-final-math/#comment-196 Tim Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:14:04 +0000 http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/?p=112#comment-196 Hi G.M.-- You're very right, of course -- there are lot of ways we could manipulate this to turn it into a more profitable situation, if that was our goal. Most contests have a higher entry fee or less prize money. But thankfully we're secure enough in our funding that all we really care about are the readers and the poetry, and so don't have to worry about things like that. As for book contests, wait till you read the essay we're publishing in our Fall e-issue at the end of this September. David Alpaugh is going to be talking about just that thing -- the problem with book contests, not only diluting the poetry waters, but failing to support what they publish. I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Tim Hi G.M.–

You’re very right, of course — there are lot of ways we could manipulate this to turn it into a more profitable situation, if that was our goal. Most contests have a higher entry fee or less prize money. But thankfully we’re secure enough in our funding that all we really care about are the readers and the poetry, and so don’t have to worry about things like that.

As for book contests, wait till you read the essay we’re publishing in our Fall e-issue at the end of this September. David Alpaugh is going to be talking about just that thing — the problem with book contests, not only diluting the poetry waters, but failing to support what they publish. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.

Tim

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