Rhino Poetry

06/30/2025

Here's another poem from the RHINO archive: "the modern poet tries to read Sappho in ancient greek" by Anastasia Vassos

] pearls unstrung ] Orpheus ungrounded

06/30/2025

RHINO Reviews’ June issue is LIVE! Featuring books by Rosalie Moffett, , Yau Ching, translated by Chenxin Jiang, and Amit Majmudar. Read the latest here: https://rhinopoetry.org/reviews-volume-8-no-6-june-2025

06/30/2025

RHINO Reviews' June issue is LIVE! Featuring books by Rosalie Moffett, Anthony Thomas Lombardi, Mary Block, Yau Ching, translated by Chenxin Jiang, and Amit Majmudar. Read the latest here: https://rhinopoetry.org/reviews-volume-8-no-6-june-2025

06/26/2025

Here's another poem from the free online archive: Miguel Barretto García's "soft innocence":

what is desire but a perfect want for the body to be a boy and dare I say loved

06/25/2025

Check out David Moolten's poem "Conclave" from RHINO 2023:

It’s you with the power of indulgence, and you choose him like a hundred prophets condensed to one n**e in God’s image, two men touching as they fly across the ceiling.

06/24/2025

Check out this poem! "I’ve been reading about queerness in the other-than-human world" by Kathryn Smith, published in RHINO 2023

Though they wouldn’t call it that. They’d call it normal. Call it being themselves. No— they wouldn’t “call it” anything, this living their red fox lives with their whole red fox selves. Expansive.

06/19/2025

Enjoy the virtual launch of RHINO 2025 on YouTube at RHINO Vision Poetry:

06/14/2025

Did you know that RHINO has a free online archive of poems? Give a read to "thoughts after watching Birds of Paradise open" by Arnisha D. Royston from RHINO 2024:

i call myself– coward for things i can’t do. i don’t want to  be afraid anymore of the way I can open.   

06/14/2025

RHINO is releasing more poems from 2024 on our free online archive--check out "Étude: Orange" by Annalee Roustio:

I’ve become stupid again with hope,  that costly optimism of looking closely

06/13/2025

You're invited to the free virtual launch of RHINO 2025 on 6/17 at 6:30 pm CST. Speak Poetry to Power! Pre-registration is required:

Celebrate the publication of the RHINO's 2025 issue from anywhere at the virtual launch party! Enjoy poetry reading by RHINO Poetry contributors from all over—from the comfort of your coziest reading nook. Featured Readers Anuel Rodriguez is a Mexican-American poet living in the San Franci

06/08/2025

A BIG thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate RHINO 2025 today! 🎉🎉🎉 If you want to hear more poets in the issue, or couldn't make it in person, please sign up for the virtual launch on Tuesday, June 17th at 6:30 pm CST: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1PRoOsXfSpey_zjwinMIvw #/registration

From wonderful readers and brave open mic-ers to the fabulous audience and welcoming staff at 21C, this was a day for the books!