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The 1998 Rhysling Anthology
and 1997/1998 Rhysling Awards



The 1997 Rhysling Awards


Short Poem Category

Winner

  • Day Omega by W. Gregory Stewart

    Second Place

  • Dash by Mary Turzillo

    Third Place

  • Speaking Bones by Denise Dumars
    		•  Long Poem Category

    Winner

  • Spotting UFOs While Canning Tomatoes by Terry A. Garey

    Second Place

  • Memories of My Mistress by Blythe Ayne

    Third Place

  • Canto (Evocare!) by James S. Dorr
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    The 1998 Rhysling Awards


    Short Poem Category

    Winner

  • Explaining Frankenstein to His Mother by John Grey

    Second Place

  • Shaman by Charlee Jacob

    Third Place (tie)

  • On Reading Bradbury by Sandra Kasturi
  • It's All Time-Machines, She Said by Timons Esaias
    		•  Long Poem Category

    Winner

  • why goldfish shouldn't use power tools by Laurel Winter

    Second Place

  • Ghost Ships by Charlee Jacob

    Third Place

  • Medusa's Daughter by James S. Dorr
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    The 1998 Rhysling Anthology:
    The Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Poetry of 1996 and 1997


                Rhysling Chair: Lida Broadhurst
                Editor: David C. Kopaska-Merkel
                Cover Art: Marge Simon
                Back Cover Art: Morgan L. Kopaska-Merkel
                Published by the Science Fiction Poetry Association
                     and Stone Lightning Press

    Short Poems First Published in 1996

          Awards Key
                First Place winner
                Second Place winner
                Third Place winner
                More than one poem with the same color code within a category indicates a tie.

  • Keith Allen Daniels • Return of the Haruspex • Dreams & Nightmares, Issue 46, 1996
  • Denise Dumars • Speaking Bones • Speaking Bones, Dark Regions Press, 1996
  • Peter Goldstein • Aleph Null • Star*Line, Vol. 18 Issue 6/Vol. 19 Issue 1, 1996
  • Peter Goldstein • Diet of Hermits • Frisson, Summer 1996
  • Jerry H. Jenkins • Biosynth • Pirate Writings, Issue 12, 1996
  • John Nichols • black holes • Mindsparks SF Poetry Anthology, 1996
  • Jacie Ragan • Melancholic Rhapsody • Star*Line, Vol. 19 Issue 4, 1996
  • Bobbi Sinha-Morey • Marilyn Monroe as a Vampire • Rouge et Noir, Issue 7, 1996
  • W. Gregory Stewart • Day Omega • Asimov’s Science Fiction, Oct./Nov. 1996
  • W. Gregory Stewart • Dog Weed • Dreams & Nightmares, Issue 46, 1996
  • Mary Turzillo • Dash • Tales of the Unanticipated, Issue 16, 1996

    Long Poems First Published in 1996

          Awards Key
                First Place winner
                Second Place winner
                Third Place winner
                More than one poem with the same color code within a category indicates a tie.

  • Blythe Ayne • Memories of My Mistress • Mindsparks SF Poetry Anthology, 1996
  • Ruth Berman • On Webster Hill: Reflections on Rereading City • Tales of the Unanticipated, Issue 16, 1996
  • Keith Allen Daniels • An Evening with Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) • Xenophilia, Issue 9, 1996
  • James S. Dorr • Canto (Evocare!) • Dante’s Disciples, White Wolf, 1996
  • Terry A. Garey • Spotting UFOs While Canning Tomatoes • Serve It Forth, Warner Aspect, 1996
  • Nicholas Midgley • Miss Lilah thoughtful in the underworld • Odyssey, Issue 21, 1996
  • Todd Earl Rhodes • Momento • Star*Line, Vol. 18 Issue 6/Vol. 19 Issue 1, 1996
  • David Walter • 16 Watertight Compartments • Dreams & Nightmares, Issue 46, 1996
  • Pat York • A Faerie’s Tale • Realms of Fantasy, Aug. 1996

    Short Poems First Published in 1997

          Awards Key
                First Place winner
                Second Place winner
                Third Place winner
                More than one poem with the same color code within a category indicates a tie.

  • Marion Arenas • Warning to the Younger Sisters • The Magazine of Speculative Poetry, Spring 1997
  • Timons Esaias • It’s All Time-Machines, She Said • Star*Line, Vol. 20 Issue 5, 1997
  • John Grey • Explaining Frankenstein to His Mother • Star*Line, Vol. 20 Issue 3, 1997
  • Rhys Hughes • Monkey from a Cannon • Nasty Piece of Work, Issue 5, 1997
  • Charlee Jacob • Shaman • The Catbird Seat, Issue 1, 1997
  • Andrew Joron • The Weatherman • The Magazine of Speculative Poetry, Spring 1997
  • Sandra Kasturi • On Reading Bradbury • Tesseracts 6, Tesseract Books, 1997
  • Carol D. Page • California • Star*Line, Vol. 20 Issue 1, 1997
  • Kathryn Rantala • Email • ALBA, Sept. 1997
  • Wendy Rathbone • This Dream We Lumber In • Talebones, Summer 1997
  • Clιlie Rich • lunary • Tesseracts 6, Tesseract Books, 1997
  • Margaret Ballif Simon • Sourdough Bread • Tales of the Unanticipated, Issue 18, 1997

    Long Poems First Published in 1997

          Awards Key
                First Place winner
                Second Place winner
                Third Place winner
                More than one poem with the same color code within a category indicates a tie.

  • Mike Allen • Gears • Space & Time, Issue 87, 1997
  • James S. Dorr • Medusa’s Daughter • Star*Line, Vol. 20 Issue 3, 1997
  • Charlee Jacob • Ghost Ships • Asylums and Labyrinths, Nov. 1997
  • David Memmott • The Grounded Astronaut Forgoes His Pension for the Gift of Prophecy But Learns Time Does Not Flow in One Direction • The Magazine of Speculative Poetry, Spring 1997
  • Rhea Rose • whistling women • Tesseracts 6, Tesseract Books, 1997
  • Laurel Winter • why goldfish shouldn’t use power tools • Asimov’s Science Fiction, Dec. 1997





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