Rattle #13, Summer 2000

Tribute to Soldier Poets

Releasing June 2000, issue #13 features a tribute to veterans of war. Twenty poets who have served in both the U.S. and international armed services share their work.

Also in the issue, Alan Fox interviews Edward Hirsch and Diane Wakoski. Stan Evans shares an essay about morality in literature, and Mike Madias rants about the poor quality of academic poetry.

Tribute to Soldier Poets
John Balaban • Robert Borden • R.G. Cantalupo • Ray Catina • W.D. Ehrhart • Rod Farmer • Pauline Herbert • Yusef Komunyakaa • Gerald McCarthy • Walt McDonald • Brian C. McNerney • Elisha Porat • Gary Rafferty • Dale Ritterbusch • Reg Saner • Ken Smith • Bobbie Trotter • David Widup • Keith Wilson • Paul Woodruff

Poetry
Zoe Anglesey • Philip Arnold • Robert James Berry • Mitchell Bird • Mark C. Bruce • Robert Carlton • Mike Catalano • Gail A. Chastain • Dave Church • Marion Davidson • A.C. Fischer • Alan C. Fox • Fred Fox • Robert Funge • Sue Gaetzman • Pamela Gemin • Robert K. Giesen • Tony Gloeggler • Jennifer Gomoll • David Hernandez • John Herschel • Martha Highers • Ellen Hildreth • Edward Hirsch • Bradley Earle Hoge • Robert Holt • Albert Huffstickler • Frank Hughes • David Jordan • Sandor Kanyadi • Angela Kelly • Ron Koertge • Lisa Krueger • Melissa Lamberton • Gary Lechliter • J.D. Lloyd • Gerald Locklin • Philomene Long • Michelle Margolis • Paul D. McGlynn • Diane Mierzwik • Haley R. Mitchell • Kate Northrop • Iustin Panta • Derek Parsons • Alison Pelegrin • F.M. Prosak • Jason Ranek • Marcia Reich • James Michael Robbins • Rayn Roberts • Robert Roden • Russell Rowland • Omar Louis Salinas • Jon Schillaci • Patricia L. Scruggs • Richard Shelton • Maurya Simon • Floyd Skloot • D.L. Stein • Terry B. Stevenson • John Sweet • John Thomas • Anthony Tracy • Angelo Verga • Diane Wakoski • Ken Waldman • Elaine R. Warick • Ian Randall Wilson

Reviews
Oren Haker • Lynne Thompson • John Thomas

Essay
Stan Evans • Mike Madias

Conversations
Edward Hirsch • Diane Wakoski