2023 RYPA

Rattle Young Poets Anthology
The annual RYPA returns for another year of delightful and insightful poetry that happens to be written by young people. As always, this is not a book of poems for children, but the other way around—these are poems written by children for us all, revealing the startling insights that are possible when looking at the world through fresh eyes. This 36-page chapbook is mailed to all Rattle subscribers along with our Summer 2023 issue. Twenty poets age 15 or younger contributed to this volume, offering their perspectives on the first crushes, childhood toys, climate change, nature, and more. Order your copy and see why the RYPA is always the highlight of our year as publishers.

Contents
Janelle Adamson For Daddy on His Birthday
Damaris Caballeros You’re Standing in Line for a Drink
Roselyn Chen The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Radha Gamble Haiku
Kakul Gupta Haiku
Vy Hong Darkness of the Mind
Wimberly Horan Dead Graves
Lily Karpman The Old Green Recliner
Lindsay Lin How to Deal with Stage Fright
Jaylee Marchese Funeral
Fae Merritt An Autocorrect Poem
Elizabeth D. Moshman My Scooter Goes Fast Down the Hill
Hyunsoo Nam Seomyeon Gongsajang
Ziqr Peehu Death Untouched, Death Crooning
Rose Pone When the Monsters Come Out
Stephanie Qin A Cut-up Mango
Isabella Slattery-Shannon The Bellbird
Divya Venkat Sridhar Thaathaa
Pella Winkopp Underwater Lakes
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Cover Art
Kaitlyn Terrey