Rex Wilder is the author of four books of poetry, most recently Rare Fuel, which was just released from Finishing Line Press. A award-winning poet and photographer, e is the author of four previously published books of poetry. His poetry collection, Open Late: New & Collected Poems (1979-2018), was published by Chatwin in 2018 and his latest book, A Quiet Place to Land was published by Chatwin in November, 2023.

Find the new book here:

https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/rare-fuel-by-rex-wilder-winner-of-the-2023-the-donna-wolf-palacio-poetry-prize/

As always, we'll also include the live Prompt Lines for responses to our weekly prompt. 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 poem that includes a wish for the New Year and features a sound you’ve never written in a poem before.

Next Week’s Prompt:

Write a pantoum that references your favorite shape.

The Rattlecast livestreams on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, then becomes an audio podcast. Find it on iTunes, Spotify, or anywhere else you get your podcasts.