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Rattle is proud to announce the winner of the 2009 Rattle Poetry Prize:

Lynne Knight, Berkeley, CA
for “To the Young Man Who Cried Out ‘What Were You Thinking’ When I Backed into His Car”

Honorable Mentions:

Michelle Bitting, Pacific Palisades, CA - “Mammary”

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For some unknown reason I have been the victim of emotional hallucinations for the past few weeks, rendering me unable and unwilling to believe that posting about cooking is worth it and that anyone cares to read about my kitchen exploits. So, this is a big old post with lots of stuff.

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