Independently published journal of poetry, translation, and flash. Crashing and creating for 50 years. 🦏
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And because not knowing when to stop is how we made it to 50 years old in the first place, get your internet connections ready for our Virtual Launch Party on June 30!
Celebrate RHINO’s 50th anniversary from wherever you are at our virtual launch, featuring RHINO 2026 contributors from all over!
Readers:
🥳 Dorsey Craft
🥳 Alejandro Escudé
🥳 Zahraa Farhat
🥳 MK Francisco
🥳 Elisávet Makridis
🥳 Anne-Marie Oomen
🥳 Margaret Wack
Register here: bit.ly/rhinovirtual50
RHINO Poetry
RHINO Poetry
Honored to have my poem, “Afterward, Medusa Asks Athena for a Makeover to Drive the Guys Away,” selected as finalist for the Rhino Founders’ Prize and included in the beautiful 50th anniversary issue of @rhinopoetry.bsky.social 🩵
Link to order: rhinopoetry.org/buy/rhino-2026
“Though these images are fleeting, they concisely capture glimpses of life shaped by larger forces.”
In @rhinopoetry.bsky.social, Carrie Johnson reviews Yusef Komunyakaa’s and Lauren McClung’s book-length poem, “Trading Riffs to Slay Monsters” - rhinopoetry.org/reviews/yuse...
“I had a body built to eat the miles”
Absolutely in love with this poem by Margaret Wack featured in @rhinopoetry.bsky.social
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That’s one wonderful RHINO 2026 contributor! 🥹🎉
Trading Riffs to Slay Monsters originated during the Covid-19 lockdown, but the collection expands beyond the confines of any four walls. This book-length poem is a collaboration between Yusef Komunya...
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When she stood near enough that I could smell woodsmoke and carrion on her tongue, I asked how long must this go on?
Thank you to everyone who made our 50th Anniversary Launch Reading and Open Mic happen! We have some more photos because of course we do. 🥳
See you here today!!!
Jill Michelle
Happy 50th birthday to the amazing @rhinopoetry.bsky.social ! It was an honor and a delight to get to read at the celebration today for a truly beautiful crowd!
K.M. Hanslik
RHINO Poetry
RHINO Poetry
Kathleen Rooney
Kathleen Rooney
"Today’s poem ... was built to last," @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social shares in episode 1521.
Read "You Try to Fix It" by @surlyacres.bsky.social, originally published in RHINO: bit.ly/4fBIJdU
Episodes of The Slowdown are published every weekday in your preferred podcast app!
May 23 is the party of the half-century! Celebrate 50 years of RHINO with us and get your copy of RHINO 2026. 🥳
Featured readers:
🦏 Temperance Aghamohammadi
🦏 Matthew Buxton
🦏 Curtis L. Crisler
🦏 Timothy David Rey
🦏 Kathleen Rooney
🦏 Robin Seiler
🦏 Maja Teref
🦏 Steven Teref
bit.ly/rhino50th
