2005 Rhysling Award—Short Poem: Greg Beatty Greg Beatty was born and raised in Ohio. He has a B.A. from the University of Washington and a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa, both in English. He currently lives in Bellingham, Wash., and recently married Kathy Pitcher. Beatty also received a Rhysling nomination in the long-poem category this year, for his poem “The Other Sleeping Beauties.” He attended Clarion West, an intensive six-week workshop for writers preparing for professional careers in science fiction and fantasy, in 2000. |
2005 Rhysling Award—Long Poem: Tim Pratt Tim Pratt is a North Carolina native now living in California, where he is associate editor for Locus magazine and co-edits the literary zine Flytrap with his fiancée, Heather Shaw. His first full-length poetry collection, If There Were Wolves, is forthcoming from Prime Books/Aegis. His poetry has appeared in Asimov’s, Strange Horizons, and Weird Tales, among others. Pratt is also a Nebula-nominated fiction author, and his first novel, The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl, will be published in December. In addition, his story “Hart & Boot” will appear in the Michael Chabon-edited volume of Best American Short Stories. |
Grand Master Award: Robert Frazier Frazier’s original collections include Peregrine (1978), Co-Orbital Moons (1988) and The Daily Chernobyl (2000, winner of the Anamnesis Press Poetry Chapbook Award). He collaborated with Bruce Boston on Chronicles of the Mutant Rainforest (1992). He was the editor of Speculative Poetry Review and of the seminal anthology Burning with a Vision. He was a longtime editor of Star*Line, the official publication of the Science Fiction Poetry Association, and of the SFPA’s Rhysling Anthology. |
Scenes from the 2005 Rhysling Award Poetry Slan
Joe Haldeman speaks with Terry McGarry (left) while Mike Allen and Drew Morse (back turned) confer with ReaderCon staffers before the reading starts.
SFPA President Mike Allen (standing) introduces the reading and award announcement. Seated (l to r): Vandana Singh, Sonya Taaffe, Theodora Goss, Joe Haldeman, Terry McGarry, Darrell Schweitzer.
The crowd gathered for the "Poetry Slan" and Rhysling Award announcement, seen
over Darrell Schweitzer's shoulder.
Joe Haldeman prepares to read "Old Twentieth (A Century Full of Years)," a
double sestina he spent years composing, which was published for the first
time in the ReaderCon program book. Seated: Theodora Goss.
The crowd reacts to Joe Haldeman's reading of his double sestina summarizing
the 20th century. The man standing in the foreground is Eric Van, director
of ReaderCon programming.
Vandana Singh reads "A Portrait of the Artist," which won 2nd place in the
2004 Rhysling Awards in the long poem category. Seated Theodora Goss, Joe
Haldeman, Darrell Schweitzer.
Sonya Taaffe prepares to read "Matlacihuatl's Gift," one of the two co-winners
of the 2003 Rhysling Awards for long poem. Seated: Terry McGarry.
Mike Allen reads "Epochs in Exile: A Fantasy Trilogy," the poem he co-wrote
with Charles Saplak that shared the 2003 Rhysling Award for long poem. Seated:
Theodora Goss, Joe Haldeman, Darrell Schweitzer.
Darrell Schweitzer reads "Remembering the Future," a humorous poem he recently
sold to Asimov's Science Fiction. Seated: Theodora Goss, Joe Haldeman.
It's Sunday afternoon, the con is over and everyone's still friends. From left to right: Vandana Singh, Sonya Taaffe, John Benson, Mike Allen, Sean Wallace, Darrell Schweitzer, Drew Morse.
All 2005 Slan photos by Anita Allen.
Poems included in the 2005 Poetry Slan reading
"Old Twentieth: A Century Full of Years" Joe Haldeman
"Remembering the Future" Darrell Schweitzer
"Matlacihuatl's Gift" Sonya Taaffe
"Epochs in Exile: A Fantasy Trilogy" Mike Allen (co-written with Charles M. Saplak)
"Eighteen Years Old, October Eleventh" Joe Haldeman
"Terminal Moraine" Terry McGarry
"Kaddish for a Dybbuk" Sonya Taaffe
"A Portrait of the Artist" Vandana Singh
"How I Will Outwit the Time Thieves" Mike Allen
"Octavia is Lost in the Hall of Masks" Theodora Goss
"January Fires" Joe Haldeman