The 2009 Rhysling Anthology ed. Drew Morse (Science Fiction Poetry Association, June 2009, no ISBN, $12.95, 172pp, tp, an, cover by Lars Jagatai Bunch)
Anthology of 93 poems. Subtitled “The Best Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Poetry of 2009”, this serves as the ballot for the SFPA’s Rhysling Awards. A list of past winners is included.
- 9 · Tributes and Admirations · Drew Morse · ms
- 13 · The Rhysling Awards: A Brief Introduction · Robert Frazier · ex from “Where Can We Go from Here, Toto?”, Star*Line September/December 1989
- 14 · 2009 Voting Procedures · [uncredited] · ms
- · Short Poems First Published in 2008
- 20 · Frankenstein’s Ice Mirror · Diana Adams · pm Poemeleon: A Journal of Poetry Summer 2008
- 20 · So Many Lullabies · Mary Alexandra Agner · pm Strange Horizons March 17 2008
- 21 · The Deceptive Truth · Brian Aldiss · pm I Went to Another House by Brian Aldiss, Avernus, 2002
- 22 · Don’t Get Too Close to the Baby · Francis W. Alexander · pm Star*Line July/August 2008
- 22 · Midnight Rendezvous, Philly · Mike Allen · pm The Journey to Kailash by Mike Allen, Norilana Books, 2008
- 24 · Return of Zombie Teen Angst · Mike Allen · pm Asimov’s Science Fiction October/November 2008
- 24 · Von Neumann’s Poem · Aaron Benson · pm Strange Horizons July 28 2008
- 25 · Pandora’s Box, Afterward · F. J. Bergmann · pm qaartsiluni: Insecta January 9 2008
- 26 · Piece of Mind · Anthony G. Bernstein · pm Zugote in My Coffee February 2008
- 27 · Dystopian Dusk · Bruce Boston · pm Strange Horizons August 4 2008
- 28 · The Gnomes Spectacles · Chris Burdett · pm Niteblade Magazine June 2008
- 29 · Four Haiku Poems on Artificial Intelligence · Christopher M. Cevasco · pm Star*Line January/February 2008
- 29 · World’s Oldest Profession 2.0 · G. O. Clark · pm Star*Line July/August 2008
- 31 · The Future · Billy Collins · pm The New Yorker February 4 2008
- 32 · Pygmalion · Malcolm Deeley · pm Mythology November 2008
- 33 · Emile’s Ghosts · James S. Dorr · pm Illumen #8, Spring 2008
- 34 · Song for an Ancient City · Amal El-Mohtar · pm Mythic Delirium #19, Summer/Fall 2008
- 35 · Songs Were Washing Up · Francesca Forrest · pm Scheherazade’s Bequest September 2008
- 35 · A Taxi Driver on Mars · Bryn Fortey · pm Awen #53, 2008
- 37 · A Mother Speaks · Joshua Gage · pm Goblin Fruit Fall 2008
- 37 · The Illuminator · Joshua Gage · pm 2008
- 39 · Awaré for the Woman Who Disappears in Silence · Jeannine Hall Gailey · pm Mythic Delirium #18, Winter/Spring 2008
- 40 · Green Willow Wife · Jeannine Hall Gailey · pm Poemeleon: A Journal of Poetry Summer 2008
- 41 · Tammuz to Ishtar · Delbert R. Gardner · pm Mythic Delirium #19, Summer/Fall 2008
- 41 · [Faint] · Charles Gramlich · pm Wanting the Mouth of a Lover by Charles Gramlich, Spec House of Poetry, 2008
- 41 · Collage · Todd Hanks · pm Dreams and Nightmares #80, 2008
- 42 · Spell · Samantha Henderson · pm Goblin Fruit Fall 2008
- 43 · The Seasons’ Dying · Samantha Henderson · pm Goblin Fruit Summer 2008
- 44 · Animal Rescue · Deborah P. Kolodji · pm Lone Star Stories #26, April 2008
- 44 · Camera Obscura · Deborah P. Kolodji · pm Raven Electrick March 2008
- 45 · Six Miles from Nowhere · Deborah P. Kolodji · pm Phantom Seed Autumn 2008
- 46 · In the Slipstream of the Levee’s Overflow · David C. Kopaska-Merkel & Kendall Evans · pm Tales of the Talisman v3 #4, 2008
- 47 · Odysseus on the War Train · Rose Lemberg · pm Abyss & Apex #27, 3rd Quarter 2008
- 47 · Green Cotillions · Sandra Lindow · pm Touched by the Gods by Sandra J. Lindow, Sam's Dot Publishing, 2008
- 48 · The A.I.’s Table Prayer · Sandra Lindow · pm Tales of the Unanticipated #29, Autumn/Winter 2008
- 49 · The Midwife’s Progress · Joy Marchand · pm Goblin Fruit Summer 2008
- 50 · No Word for Goodbye · Pam McNew · pm Sybil’s Garage #5, February 2008
- 51 · My Addiction · Edward Morris · pm Helix #8, Spring 2008
- 53 · Pavlov’s Best Friend · Kristine Ong Muslim · pm Abyss & Apex #27, 3rd Quarter 2008
- 54 · Internet Witch · Karen L. Newman · pm Raven Electrick September 2008
- 55 · Lovers · Rhonda Parrish · pm Star*Line July/August 2008
- 55 · To the Royal Society of Cryptozoologists from the Concerned Daughter of a Member · Caitlyn Paxson · pm Goblin Fruit Winter 2008
- 57 · untitled (“eruptions”) · Terrie Leigh Relf · pm The Shantytown Anomaly October 2008
- 57 · There, where the universe begins · Terrie Leigh Relf · pm Astropoetica Spring 2008
- 57 · Streamside · Mark Rich · pm The Magazine of Speculative Poetry Spring 2008
- 58 · The Invisible Woman Runs for President · Karen A. Romanko · pm Strange Horizons December 22 2008
- 59 · Bats · Greg Schwartz · pm The Ashen Eye March 2008
- 60 · Dear Giant Squid · Peter Sears · pm Luge by Peter Sears, Clougbanks Books, 2008
- 61 · The Astronaut’s Return · Marge Simon · pm Strange Horizons November 3 2008
- 62 · Lunaticus (in D Minor) · J. E. Stanley · pm The Ghazal Page July 2008
- 63 · A Sad, A Southern Face · Lynn Strongin · pm Doorways Spring 2008
- 64 · Autopoiesis · Sonya Taaffe · pm Lone Star Stories #26, April 2008
- 65 · Cherries in Winter · Sonya Taaffe · pm Goblin Fruit Winter 2008
- 65 · Logos · Sonya Taaffe · pm Lone Star Stories #29, October 2008
- 66 · The Devourer · Sonya Taaffe · pm Mythic Delirium #19, Summer/Fall 2008
- 67 · Some Random Hero · Marcie Lynn Tentchoff · pm Strange Horizons June 23 2008
- 68 · Becoming Fictional · Jen Valencia · pm Tales of the Talisman v4 #2, 2008
- 69 · In the World · Sandy Walejko · pm Wisconsin People and Ideas Summer 2008
- 70 · Screams · Ian Watson · pm Asimov’s Science Fiction September 2008
- 71 · Smells · Jane Yolen · pm Doorways October 2008
- · Long Poems First Published in 2008
- 73 · Mondrian’s War · Mike Allen · pm The Journey to Kailash by Mike Allen, Norilana Books, 2008
- 75 · Zombie Bombs · Mike Allen & Ian Watson · pm Helix #8, Spring 2008
- 77 · Sedna · C. S. E. Cooney · pm Goblin Fruit Winter 2008
- 82 · Wild Over Tombs Does Grow · C. S. E. Cooney · pm Doorways Spring 2008
- 89 · Tentacle 1 · Camilla Decarnin · pm Tales of the Unanticipated #29, Autumn/Winter 2008
- 92 · Oracle · Malcolm Deeley · pm Legends of the Fallen Sky by Marge Simon & Malcolm Deeley, Sam's Dot Publishing, 2008
- 93 · Orpheus and Eurydice · Malcolm Deeley · pm Mythology November 2008
- 95 · The Leviathan · Malcolm Deeley · pm Legends of the Fallen Sky by Marge Simon & Malcolm Deeley, Sam's Dot Publishing, 2008
- 97 · Damascus Divides the Lovers by Zero, or, The City Is Never Finished · Amal El-Mohtar & Catherynne M. Valente · pm Lone Star Stories #30, December 2008
- 100 · Death and Life on Enceladus · Kendall Evans & David C. Kopaska-Merkel · pm The Magazine of Speculative Poetry Spring 2008
- 107 · Mrs. Margery Lovett, Her Book · Gemma Files · pm Mythic Delirium #18, Winter/Spring 2008
- 109 · Isotope Ballerina · Cornelius Fortune · pm Tales of the Unanticipated #29, Autumn/Winter 2008
- 111 · The White Doe of Nara · Joshua Gage · pm Goblin Fruit Summer 2008
- 114 · The Dispossessed · Lyn C. A. Gardner · pm Helix #9, Summer 2008
- 116 · Hungry: Some Ghost Stories · Samantha Henderson · pm Lone Star Stories #26, April 2008
- 120 · Reveal · Linda Hogan · pm Rounding the Human Corners by Linda Hogan, Coffee House Press, 2008
- 123 · Man’yoshu at Galactic Edge: Poems from the Courtesan · Deborah P. Kolodji · pm Dreams and Nightmares #80, 2008
- 125 · Search · Geoffrey A. Landis · pm Helix #10, Fall 2008
- 126 · The Night Market · Beth Langford · pm Goblin Fruit Spring 2008
- 130 · Living on Burrowed Time · Patrick Lawler · pm Blackbird: An Online Journal of Literature and the Arts Fall 2008
- 132 · 3 Poems Called Cosmic · J. M. McDermott · pm Abyss & Apex #27, 3rd Quarter 2008
- 134 · Disciples of Paradox · David Memmott · pm Strange Horizons February 25 2008
- 139 · Another Fairy Tale Ending · Marsheila Rockwell · pm Dreams and Nightmares #81, 2008
- 141 · Transformation · J. C. Runolfson · pm Strange Horizons May 26 2008
- 143 · The Love Song of A. Alhazred Azathoth · William Browning Spencer · pm Subterranean Press e-newsletter December 22 2008
- 145 · On Waking · Marcie Lynn Tentchoff · pm Not One of Us #40, October 2008
- 147 · Lessons in Thermodynamics · Catherynne M. Valente · pm Flytrap #9, June 2008
- 150 · The Ballad of All the Things I Might Have Written · Catherynne M. Valente · pm Goblin Fruit Spring 2008
- 153 · The Girl with Two Skins · Catherynne M. Valente · pm Goblin Fruit Spring 2008
- 159 · The Sea Wife · JoSelle Vanderhooft · pm The Magazine of Speculative Poetry Spring 2008
- 161 · How Wizards Duel · Jessica Paige Wick · pm Strange Horizons May 12 2008
- 163 · To the River · Jessica Paige Wick · pm Mythic Delirium #19, Summer/Fall 2008
- 164 · Through the Looking-Glass, Darkly · Stephen M. Wilson · pm Hungur Magazine November 2008
- 168 · The Rhysling Award Winners: 1978-2008 · [uncredited] · ms
- 172 · SFPA Grand Master Award Winners · [uncredited] · ms
- 173 · How to Join the SFPA · [uncredited] · ms
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