For the special episode on a special day (Halloween eve), we've invited a poet who's work delves into the myths and legends relevant to the day—Jeannine Hall Gailey. We'll also share spooky poems during a special open lines.

Jeannine Hall Gailey is a writer with MS who served as the second Poet Laureate of Redmond, Washington and is the author of Becoming the Villainess, She Returns to the Floating World, Unexplained Fevers, The Robot Scientist’s Daughter, winner of the Moon City Press Book Prize, Field Guide to the End of the World, and the upcoming Flare, Corona from BOA Editions. Her work has been featured on NPR’s The Writer’s Almanac, Verse Daily and The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror. Her poems have appeared in The American Poetry Review, Poetry, and Ploughshares.

Find the books and much more here:

https://webbish6.com/

Find Jeannine's forthcoming book here:

https://www.boaeditions.org/products/gailey

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.

For links to all the past episodes, visit:

https://www.rattle.com/rattlecast/

This Week's Prompt:

Write a spooky poem for Halloween.

Next Week’s Prompt:

Pick a villain from pop culture, comic books, fairy tales, etc., and have them respond to the events of the last six years. Include a musical instrument and a favorite food.

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