Rachel Mallalieu is an emergency physician and mother of five. She writes poetry in her spare time. Rachel is the author of A History of Resurrection (Alien Buddha Press 2022). Some of her recent work is published or forthcoming in Blood and Thunder, Nelle, Tribes, Dialogist, Willows Wept Review, Jarfly, Rattle and elsewhere. Rachel lives with her husband and children in Maryland and practices emergency medicine just outside of Baltimore.

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https://rachel-mallalieu.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. A Zoom link will be provided in the chat window during the show before that segment begins.

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This Week's Prompt:

Find a portrait painting online and assume the voice of that person and imagine a backstory for your "other self." How does it feel to be looked at all the time? Is there anything in the background of the painting that may offer a glimpse into this other person’s life you’re trying to imagine? Lose your self and let your imagination take off.

Next Week’s Prompt:

Craft a poem that connects to a folktale, Bible story, fairy tale, mythology, etc., and gives us a new perspective, turning it on its head.

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