Marjorie Saiser is the author of six books of poetry and co-editor of two anthologies. Her work has been published in American Life in Poetry, Nimrod, Rattle.com, PoetryMagazine.com, RHINO, Chattahoochee Review, Poetry East, Poet Lore, and other journals. She has received the WILLA Award and nominations for the Pushcart Prize. Her latest book is a collection of new and selected poems, The Track the Whales Make.

Find Marjorie's books and more at:

http://www.poetmarge.com/

As always, we'll also include live open lines for responses to our weekly prompt or any other poems you'd like to share. For details on how to participate, either via Skype or by phone, go to: https://www.rattle.com/rattlecast/

This Week's Prompt:

Write a poem about one of your ancestors.

Next Week's Prompt:

It’s the year 2222. What kind of world do we live in? Write a poem about it.

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