Originally from the west of Ireland, Anne Casey is a poet and writer living in Sydney, Australia. Over a 30-year career, she has worked as a business journalist, writer, magazine editor, media communications director and legal author. She is author of five books of poetry, including one co-authored with US poet, Heather Bourbeau. She has served as Vice President of Voices of Women Incorporated, a not-for-profit literary and performance arts initiative; guest editor of Not Very Quiet Journal; and as Senior Poetry Editor for the two literary journals of Swinburne University in Melbourne - Other Terrain Journal and Backstory Journal from 2017 to 2020. Anne has served on numerous editorial advisory boards and is a founding member of Irish-Australian women's arts ensemble, The Prankqueans. She is serving as a guest editor for the 'Archive' issue of Rabbit Poetry Journal (RMIT University) in 2023.

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http://www.anne-casey.com/

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This Week’s Prompt:

Write a poem about a memory from childhood using Frank’s form in “Small Town Brewery Blues.”

Next Week's Prompt:

Write a poem about cultural myth you no longer believe in.

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