Susan Browne first appeared on Rattlecast 29. Her fourth collection, Monster Mash, was just released from Four Way Books. She's published three previous books of poetry, Buddha’s Dogs, Zephyr, and Just Living. Awards include prizes from Four Way Books, the Los Angeles Poetry Festival, the River Styx International Poetry Contest, The Fischer Poetry Prize, and the James Dickey Poetry Prize. She received a fellowship from the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center. She has also collaborated to create a word/music CD. She lives in Northern California.

Find more about Susan and all of her books here:

https://www.susanbrownepoems.com/

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.

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This Week’s Prompt:

Write a poem in which someone makes a mistake that leaves an impression.

Next Week’s Prompt:

Write a poem about an echo you’ve heard more than a few times. Include as many sounds as possible.

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