''Rhino Poetry'' is a nonprofit

literary journal A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry, and essays, along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letters ...

based in

Evanston, Illinois Evanston ( ) is a city, suburb of Chicago. Located in Cook County, Illinois, United States, it is situated on the North Shore along Lake Michigan. Evanston is north of Downtown Chicago, bordered by Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, Wil ...

.''2011 Poet's Market'' Established in 1976 as an outlet for members of the Poetry Forum workshops, he Reader's Guide To Arts And Entertainment, Friday, May 26, 2000 Volume 04 No 32/ref> ''Rhino'' expanded its scope in 2002 to national and international poets.''Rhino Poetry 2002'' It features works from unknown and established English-language poets, as well as short'shorts or

flash fiction Flash fiction is a fictional work of extreme brevity that still offers character and plot development. Identified varieties, many of them defined by word count, include the six-word story; the 280-character story (also known as " twitterature"); ...

and poetry in translation.''New Pages'' May 2006
One of the oldest independent literary journals in the

American Midwest The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau (also known as "Region 2"). It occupies the northern central part of the United States. I ...

,''New Pages'' December 2007
/ref> ''Rhino Poetry'' holds monthly poetry readings in Evanston,Chicago Poetry Events
/ref> which have been active since 2002. The Illinois Arts Council awarded ''RHINO'' poets with literary prizes in 2002,Illinois Arts Council Fiscal Year 2002 Grants, p. 35
''Rhino 2001'': Gail Lukasik, "In Country" & Maureen Seaton, "Toy Weather" 2003,Illinois Arts Council Announces FY03 Literary Awards Recipients
for poetry in ''Rhino 2002'': David Bond, "Head" & Susan Dickman, "Skin" and 2008.Illinois Arts Council Annual Report Fiscal Year 2008
“Coins” by Geoffrey Forsyth in ''Rhino 2007'' '' Literary Magazine Review'' called ''Rhino'' “an annual that anyone interested in American poetry should attend to”. It has received funding from the Evanston Arts Council and the Town of Normal Harmon Arts Grant.Town of Normal Harmon Arts Grant

Yusef Komunyakaa Yusef Komunyakaa (born James William Brown; April 29, 1941) is an American poet who teaches at New York University and is a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. Komunyakaa is a recipient of the 1994 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, for ''Neo ...

selected a ''Rhino 2002'' poem, “Skin” by poet Susan Dickman, ''Rhino 2002'' for publication in ''The Best American Poetry 2003''.''The Best American Poetry 2003'', ed. Yusef Komunyakaa, Simon & Schuster, New York, 2003, p. 57. In 2006,

Billy Collins William James Collins (born March 22, 1941) is an American poet, appointed as Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003. He is a Distinguished Professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York (retired, 2016). Collins ...

selected Daniel Gutstein's "Monsieur Pierre Est Mort" from ''Rhino 2005'' ''Rhino 2005'' for ''The Best American Poetry 2006''.''The Best American Poetry 2006'', ed. Billy Collins, Simon & Schuster, New York, 2006, p. 45.

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