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Rachel Talen

Rachel Talen recently graduated from Calvin College with a degree in business communications. For three years, she was editor of Through the 3rd Eye. She has won First Place in the nation in the poetry contest sponsored by VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) and several years ago, won First Place in the Junior Division of the Kent County Poetry Contest. This year, she took second in the competition.

Works by Rachel Talen
A Visit With Judith MintyArticle
A Poem is Like Looking at Life Through a 3rd EyeStory
The Anatomy of a Championship PoemArticle
Linda Nemec Foster: An Exploration of the HeartArticle
Elizabeth Bishop’s Masterpiece, “The Fish”Story
Running: Early SpringPoem
The Summer We Were Ten Years OldPoem
With Encouragement and Heart: Naomi Shihab NyeArticle
Dachau Concentration Camp Poem
PraguePoem
For the Love of Poetry: Marjorie Saiser Article
Rachel Talen Interviews Marjorie SaiserArticle
Chicago in Your HairPoem
What I Must Look Like Falling Asleep Poem
Interview with Phillip Sterling Article
 

Related Works

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The Talens: Sisters United in PoetryArticle07/31/2010 - 14:30
3rd Eye Youth Express their Voices in the Kent County Poetry Contest 2010Article07/05/2010 - 18:50
Submitted on April 6th, 2008
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