RHINO Poetry
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Rhino Poetry is a nonprofit literary journal based in Evanston, Illinois
. Established in 1976 as an outlet for members of the Poetry Forum workshops, Rhino expanded its scope in 2002 to national and international poets. It features works from unknown and established English-language poets, as well as short'shorts or flash fiction and poetry in translation. One of the oldest independent literary journals in the Midwest,Rhino Poetry holds monthly poetry readings in Evanston, which have been active since 2002. The Illinois Arts Council awarded RHINO poets with literary prizes in 2002, 2003, and 2008. Literary Magazine Review called it, “an annual that anyone interested in American poetry should attend to”. It has received funding from the Evanston Arts Council and the Town of Normal Harmon Arts Grant.
Yusef Komunyakaa selected a Rhino 2002 poem, “Skin” by poet Susan Dickman, for publication in The Best American Poetry 2003. In 2006, Billy Collins selected Daniel Gutstein's "Monsieur Pierre Est Mort" from Rhino 2005 for The Best American Poetry 2006.
Evanston, Illinois
Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...
. Established in 1976 as an outlet for members of the Poetry Forum workshops, Rhino expanded its scope in 2002 to national and international poets. It features works from unknown and established English-language poets, as well as short'shorts or flash fiction and poetry in translation. One of the oldest independent literary journals in the Midwest,Rhino Poetry holds monthly poetry readings in Evanston, which have been active since 2002. The Illinois Arts Council awarded RHINO poets with literary prizes in 2002, 2003, and 2008. Literary Magazine Review called it, “an annual that anyone interested in American poetry should attend to”. It has received funding from the Evanston Arts Council and the Town of Normal Harmon Arts Grant.
Yusef Komunyakaa selected a Rhino 2002 poem, “Skin” by poet Susan Dickman, for publication in The Best American Poetry 2003. In 2006, Billy Collins selected Daniel Gutstein's "Monsieur Pierre Est Mort" from Rhino 2005 for The Best American Poetry 2006.