1987 Rhysling Anthology and Award

Anthology Information

Rhysling Chair/Editor: [uncredited]

Cover Image: Robert Frazier

Publisher: Science Fiction Poetry Association

Award Winners

Short Poem Category

First Place (tie): John Calvin Rezmerski • A Dream of Heredity • Tales of the Unanticipated, Issue 1, 1986

First Place (tie): Jonathan V. Post • Before the Big Bang: News from the Hubble Large Space Telescope • Star*Line, Nov./Dec. 1986

Long Poem Category

First Place: W. Gregory Stewart • Daedalus • Star*Line, Nov./Dec. 1986

All Nominated Poems

Short Poems

  • Ivan Argüelles • Autoincineration of the Right Stuff • Exquisite Corpse, May 1986
  • Ruth Berman • Open-Ended Universe • Amazing, July 1986
  • Bruce Boston • Uroboros • Fungi, Issue 11, 1986
  • Steve Bowkett • Moonwatcher • Star*Line, Sept. 1986
  • S. R. Compton • Retreat • Star*Line, Sept. 1986
  • Keith Allen Daniels • My Eyes, My Eyes Are Melting • Star*Line, Jan. 1986
  • Andrew Darlington • Euroshima Mon Amour/Radical Kisses • The Mentor, Jan. 1986
  • Harry Davidov • The Wizard of the Wood • Fantasy Book, June 1986
  • Robert Frazier • Tourist Spots for Time Travelers • Asimov's Science Fiction, Dec. 1986
  • Roald Hoffman • Napkin Engineering • The Manhattan Review, Fall 1986David Lunde • Limits • Asimov's Science Fiction, Feb. 1986
  • John Calvin Rezmerski • A Dream of Heredity • Tales of the Unanticipated, Issue 1, 1986
  • Jonathan V. Post • Before the Big Bang: News from the Hubble Large Space Telescope • Star*Line, Nov./Dec. 1986
  • David M. Skov • Aversion • Ouroboros, Issue 4, 1986

Long Poems

  • James S. Dorr • A Neo-Canterbury Tale: The Hog Drover’s Tale • Fantasy Book, June 1986
  • Robert Frazier • Veneers of Sleep • Alternate Lives, 1986
  • W. Gregory Stewart • Daedalus • Star*Line, Nov./Dec. 1986
  • Jane Yolen • The Making of Dragons • Asimov's Science Fiction, June 1986
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