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Rattle #53 by Timothy Green

toniclark's review

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Not my favorite Rattle, but a wide range of voices and styles, and quite a few I liked. Favorite poems were by Hillery Stone snd Craig van Rooyen. I'll seek out more work from these two. Nice cover.

abetterjulie's review

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5.0

This is my first time reading a paper issue of Rattle, and it was exactly the indulgent treat I envisioned when I bought the subscription. There were a few pieces that didn't connect with me or left me scratching my head, but far more poems that I read and re-read and then shared with the nearest person. "You have to read this," I said.
I was just going to skim the interview in the back with Jennifer Jean, but found myself drawn in deeply and intrigued by her work as a facilitator using poetry to help trauma victims, esp those healing from human trafficking. That website is www.free2writepoetry.weebly.com, and there are resources to help you become involved.

abbynlewis's review

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4.0

Rattle is the only poetry magazine I continuously subscribe to, and whenever my subscription expires and I tell myself I can do without, I start to get antsy. So I resubscribe. And the best part is I can do that by submitting to their annual contest, so then I not only get to keep reading great poetry (and great interviews with poets) but I can throw some of my own work in the mix too and see if anything comes of it.
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