Best lines so far, from “My God, It’s Full of Stars”:
We saw to the edge of all there is—
So brutal and alive it seemed to comprehend us back.
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Tag: speculative poetry
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Now reading: Life on Mars
Posted at 10:29 am , on January 21, 2019
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SFPA announces 2018 Rhysling Awards
Posted at 3:19 pm , on July 4, 2018
Congratulations to the 2018 Rhysling Award winners!
These are the best speculative poems of 2017, as voted on by members of the Science Fiction Poetry Association (I am a voting member). This was my first time voting for the awards (and my first time being nominated, for the long poem “Instructions for Astronauts.” I enjoyed all these winning poems, and think it’s great that Mary Soon Lee won in both categories, including for a poem published in the same new journal I was published in, Mithila Review.but I still think Brandon O’Brien’s “Birth, Place” from Uncanny Magazine 18 deserves more recognition. You can read it here.
It is especially poignant that the Sara Cleto’s poem was published in the long-time fan favorite journal Mythic Delirium which, after twenty years, closed up shop with its April 2018 issue. The win is a testament to Mike Allen’s vision and talent and hard work.
Out of 83 short poems, and 63 long poems, only three won in each category. Click on the titles for links to the poems to read them. Enjoy!
Short Poem Category
First Place
“Advice to a Six-Year-Old”
Mary Soon Lee • Star*Line 40.2Second Place
“How to Grieve: A Primer for Witches”
Sara Cleto • Mythic Delirium, MayThird Place
“Gramarye”
F. J. Bergmann • Polu Texni 12/26/17Long Poem Category
First Place
“The Mushroom Hunters”
Neil Gaiman • Brainpickings 4/26/17Second Place
“For Preserves”
Cassandra Rose Clarke • Star*Line 40.4Third Place
“Alternate Genders”
Mary Soon Lee • Mithila Review 9 -
2018 Rhysling Awards eligibility
Posted at 9:24 am , on January 8, 2018
I had two poems published in 2017 that are eligible for the 2018 Rhysling Awards, which are awards for speculative poetry. These awards must be nominated by a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association (I’m a member, but people can’t nominated their own poems).
Eligible in long-poem category:
- “Instructions for Astronauts,” Mithila Review Issue 8, Spring 2017, published April 2017, http://mithilareview.com/janairo_04_17/
Eligible in short-poem category:
- “Firefly,” L’Éphémère Review: Issue VII: Crepúsculo, October 2017, http://www.ephemerereview.com/michael-janairo
Thanks for checking them out!
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2017 in Review in Publishing
Posted at 11:48 am , on December 27, 2017
Thank you goes out to all the readers out there who’ve read my stuff, and to the editors and publisher who put my poetry and fiction out there for the world to read. Continue reading
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Watch: My poem ‘Instructions for Astronauts’ now a video
Posted at 8:53 am , on April 27, 2017
You can also read the poem at Mithila Review.
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Thank you, Mithila Review!
Posted at 10:55 am , on April 14, 2017
My new speculative poem, Instructions for Astronauts, appears in the new edition of The Mithila Review!
It has also been made into a video. Check it out:
Ajapa Sharma, one of the co-founding editors of the journal, writes in the introduction:
When we read Michael Janairo’s submission “Instructions for Astronauts” for this issue, it resonated with some of the themes of our favorite space-based films and series. SyFy’s series based on James S.A. Corey’s Hugo award winning books, The Expanse has been our staple since season 2 of the series started airing in February. Against all criticisms, we’ve also thoroughly enjoyed Ridley Scott’s Prometheus and are eagerly waiting to watch Alien: Covenant later this year. Janairo’s poem captured elements that have traditionally been a part of science fiction’s visual corpus and his stellar voice quality made it all the more adaptable for a film. Working with Michael’s poetry, it became evident that good visual material can only come from excellent writing. The visual, after all, is an innovative translation of a textual script. The hope is that the video will become a medium through which Janairo’s poetry can travel far and wide.
Excerpt From: Salik Shah, Editor. “Mithila Review – Issue 8.”
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