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The 2008 Rhysling Slan Photo Set

(Photos courtesy of Elissa Malcohn)

Andrea Hairston

Drew Morse

Erik Amundsen

Hildy Silverman

James Patrick Kelly

JoSelle Vanderhooft

Joy Marchand

Leah Bobet

Mike Allen

Richard Chwedyk

Sonya Taafe

(Photos and Captions Courtesy Anita Allen)

Andrea Hairston gives a dramatic performance of her surreal and poetic "Monster Streetlight" series.

Drew reads his long poem nominee "First Light of Mars" before announcing the Rhysling winners.

Elissa Malcohn reads her poem "First Contact in Appalachia."

Erik Amundsen reads his poem "Crow Song & Earworm Ballad" from GOBLIN FRUIT.

ReaderCon guest of honor Jim Kelly shares his poem "Lepidopteran."

Joy Marchand reads her poem "Glass" from the anthology POETRY FROM THE TRENCHES.

JoSelle Vanderhooft reads from her collection THE HANDLESS MAIDEN.

Richard Chwedyk starts the reading; and managed to keep the crowd entertained with some impromptu clowning while ReaderCon staffers fixed a sound glitch.

Sonya Taaffe reads her epic and complex poem "Fasti," first published in HELIOTROPE.

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