{"id":1380,"date":"2017-04-03T04:16:31","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T04:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/specpo.wordpress.com\/?p=1369"},"modified":"2017-04-03T04:16:31","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T04:16:31","slug":"2017-rhysling-poets-showcase-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfpoetry.org\/wp\/2017\/04\/03\/2017-rhysling-poets-showcase-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Rhysling Poets&#8217; Showcase #2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-1378 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sfpoetry.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/img_8386.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"IMG_8386\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>Welcome to the second installment of our showcase of poets who have\u00a0been nominated for this year&#8217;s (2017) Rhysling Award. Their poetry can be found in full in the Anthology (which if you are a member, you will receive and if you are not, you may <a href=\"http:\/\/sfpoetry.com\/rhysling.html\">purchase a PDF or pre-order the print anthology now)<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/specpo.wordpress.com\/2017\/04\/01\/2017-rhysling-poets-showcase-1\/\">As noted before, we will link to the nominated poems here where possible<\/a> (some poems appear only in print but we are working on getting around that&#8230;).<br \/>\nSo, here, meet the next six poets from the 2017 Rhysling Anthology:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Winn, Sarah Ann \u2022 \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/bowietry.foundpoetryreview.com\/best-of-sarah-ann-winn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best of<\/a> \u201d \u2022 Found Poetry Review: Bowietry<\/li>\n<li>Woodward, Greer \u2022 \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaiiwritersguild.com\/greers-page.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">*For Quick Sale*<\/a>\u201d \u2022 Lupine Lunes, ed. Lester Smith (Popcorn Press)<\/li>\n<li>Anderson, E. Kristin \u2022 \u201cLoose String\u201d \u2022 Coe Review 47.1 \u201cSelkie\u201d \u2022 Faerie Magazine, Summer<\/li>\n<li>Backer, Sara \u2022 \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/mithilareview.com\/backer_05_16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Genius<\/a>\u201d \u2022 Mithila Review 3<\/li>\n<li>Winward, Shannon Connor \u2022 \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shannonconnorwinward.com\/?p=1471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Terran Mythology<\/a>\u201d \u2022 Analog Science Fiction and Fact, October \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfpoetry.com\/contests\/16contest.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thirteen Ways to See a Ghost<\/a>\u201d \u2022 2016 SFPA Poetry Contest<\/li>\n<li>Bergmann, F. J. \u2022 \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/fibitz.com\/words\/antagonist.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Antagonist<\/a>\u201d \u2022 Spectral Realms 5 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/lovecraftzine.com\/magazine\/issues\/2016-2\/issue-38\/further-by-f-j-bergmann\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Further<\/a>\u201d \u2022 Lovecraft eZine 38 \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/futurefire.net\/2016.38\/fiction\/howfardoesnight.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How far does night have to fall?<\/a>\u201d \u2022 The Future Fire 38<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-1337 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/specpo.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/winn-mini-10-16-final-7762-1.jpg?w=100\" alt=\"winn-mini-10-16-final-7762-1\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><strong>Sarah Ann Winn<\/strong>\u2019s poems, flash fiction and hybrid works have appeared or will appear soon in <em>Five Points, Massachusetts Review<\/em>, and <em>Passages North<\/em> among others. Her chapbooks include <em>Field Guide to Alma Avenue<\/em> and <em>Frew Drive<\/em> (forthcoming Essay Press, 2016), <em>Haunting the Last House on Holland Island<\/em> (forthcoming Porkbelly Press, 2016), and <em>Portage<\/em> (Sundress Publications, 2015). She\u2019s currently a free-range librarian in Manassas, Virginia. Visit her at <a href=\"http:\/\/bluebirdwords.com\/\">bluebirdwords.com<\/a> or follow her @blueaisling.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-1332 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/specpo.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/suckegreer.jpg?w=100\" alt=\"suckegreer\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/>\u00a0<strong>Greer Woodward\u00a0<\/strong>writes short fiction, poetry, lyrics, and plays. Her\u00a0<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">poetry is in<em>\u00a0Star*Line, Scifaikuest, Illumen<\/em>, and the three themed anthologies, <em>Halloween Haiku, Zen of the Dead and Lupine Lunes<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span>She was an Associate Editor for the anthology series <em>Sybil&#8217;s Garage<\/em>. She&#8217;s a graduate of Clarion West, one of the founders of the New York City writing group Altered Fluid, and a member of the Hawaii Writers Guild on Hawaii&#8217;s Big Island. For two of her comic poems please see &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/sfpoetry.com\/sl\/edchoice\/39.4-3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Demon Lovers<\/a>,&#8221;\u00a0and &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/sfpoetry.com\/contests\/15contest.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crater Conundrum Pizza<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-1333 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/specpo.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/jsk3ghnx.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"JsK3Ghnx\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>E Kristen Anderson\u00a0<\/strong>is a Pushcart-nominated poet and author who grew up in Westbrook, Maine and is a graduate of Connecticut College. She has a fancy diploma that says \u201cB.A. in Classics,\u201d which makes her sound smart but has not helped her get any jobs in Ancient Rome.<\/p>\n<p>Once upon a time she worked for the lovely folks at <em>The New Yorker<\/em> magazine, but she soon packed her bags and moved to Austin, Texas wh<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">ere she works as a freelance editor and writing coach. Wearer of many proverbial hats, she is an editor at<em> NonBinary Review<\/em>, helps make books at Lucky Bastard Press, and is a poetry editor at <em>Found Poetry Review.\u00a0<\/em><\/span>\u00a0As a poet she has been published in many magazines including J<em>uked, [PANK], Asimov\u2019s Science Fiction, Hotel Amerika, Contemporary Verse 2, Room<\/em> and <em>Cicada<\/em> and she has additional work forthcoming. She\u00a0is the author of seven chapbooks of poetry: A GUIDE FOR THE PRACTICAL ABDUCTEE (Red Bird Chapbooks, 2014), A JAB OF DEEP URGENCY (Finishing Line Press, 2014), PRAY, PRAY, PRAY: Poems I wrote to Prince in the middle of the night (Porkbelly Press, 2015), ACOUSTIC BATTERY LIFE (forthcoming from ELJ Publications), 17 DAYS (forthcoming from Choose the Sword Press), FIRE IN THE SKY (forthcoming from Greybook Press), and SHE WITNESSES (forthcoming from dancing girl press). \u00a0She blogs at <a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FEKristinAnderson.com%2F&amp;h=ATMWmg0KsKIxECL6W-N2t-RV91QuKeBhoCyYJhWZ4mKuRlxdbyZMm6rnac3TwmRlSLJEjNabVGvJ3b1nBMjp41DUdcVqOos4W9C8kw9_0nvDF9-MA34TaXEXYLQGB_7kVPu9yle4cVDTqDGy819xoxwt8hIpYA&amp;enc=AZNsGe7X5CAJynD4QbeAc4QJl6l3eRJs8EFRQJIxUKKQvZu0QChZkSmIWKiOhH2HQf63mYFWBfYEAHn6fCnX8n6tLz5fOjBrYSfbjOaK-js88ldmHja3I_7Zdu-rrpJTPBbY8GuzCMIZk7bwGxIjJUE5D73e4zraoVQBFoDZ9iTOVtbQaUv1n9EMawR7EgaYK7o&amp;s=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">EKristinAnderson.com<\/a>\u00a0Follow her on Twitter\u00a0<a class=\"ProfileHeaderCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ek_anderson\"><span class=\"username u-dir\" dir=\"ltr\">@<b class=\"u-linkComplex-target\">ek_anderson<\/b><\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-1334 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/specpo.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sara-backer.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"sara-backer\" width=\"150\" height=\"98\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sara Backer<\/strong> is a New England poet who enjoys tramping around in the woods. Her speculative poetry has been recently been published in <em>Asimov&#8217;s Science Fiction Magazine, The Pedestal Magazine, Silver Blade, Illumen, Bracken, Allegro (<\/em>UK)<em>, Hermes Poetry Journal <\/em>(UK)<em>, and Shooter Literary Magazine <\/em>(UK) and is forthcoming in <em>Strange Horizons<\/em>. Her hybrid chapbook,<em> Bicycle Lotus<\/em>, won the 2015 Turtle Island Poetry Award. Follow her publications on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/BackerSara\">@BackerSara <\/a>or her web site, <a href=\"http:\/\/sarabacker.com\/\">sarabacker.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-1336 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/specpo.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/profile2-300x163.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"profile2-300x163\" width=\"150\" height=\"82\" \/>\u00a0<span class=\"prose\"><strong>Shannon Connor Winward<\/strong><\/span> is a Delaware editor and author of literary and speculative writing. Her poetry has been nominated for a Rhysling award, and appears widely in such venues as <em>Analog, The Pedestal Magazine, Strange Horizons, Literary Mama, Star*Line, Thank You For Swallowing, Eternal Haunted Summer<\/em> and <em>Enchanted Conversation: A Fairy Tale Magazine.<\/em> Her stories have been published (or are forthcoming) in <em>Psuedopod: Artemis Rising, Persistent Visions, Cast of Wonders, Gargoyle, Spinetingler Magazine, Flash Fiction Online, Plasma Frequency Magazine, PANK,<\/em> and <em>Heiresses of Russ 2015: The Year\u2019s Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction<\/em> (Lethe Press) as well as in genre anthologies on both sides of the Atlantic. A Semi-Finalist in the Writers of the Future Contest, Shannon was also runner-up for an emerging artist fellowship in literature by the Delaware Division of the Arts in 2014 and 2015. In between fiction, poetry, parenthood, and other madness, Shannon is also Madame Secretary for the Science Fiction Poetry Association, a poetry editor for <em>Devilfish Review,<\/em> and founding editor of <del>the forthcoming<\/del> <em>Riddled with Arrows Literary Journal.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-1335 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/specpo.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/images-2.jpeg?w=150\" alt=\"images-2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><strong><br \/>\nF.J. Bergmann<\/strong> writes poetry and speculative fiction, sometimes horribly, that has appeared in <em>Apex Magazine<\/em>, <em>Black Treacle<\/em>, <em>Eschatology<\/em>, <em>Horror Garage<\/em>, <em>Spectral Realms<\/em> and a bunch of regular literary journals that should have known better, and is the editor of <em>Star*Line<\/em>, the journal of the <a href=\"http:\/\/sfpoetry.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Science Fiction Poetry Association<\/a>, and the poetry editor of <a href=\"http:\/\/mobiusmagazine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobius: The Journal of Social Change<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Come back soon for Part 3 of our Rhysling Poets&#8217; Showcase!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the second installment of our showcase of poets who have\u00a0been nominated for this year&#8217;s (2017) Rhysling Award. 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