Al Maginnes has published 15 books of poetry, including Fellow Survivors: New and Selected Poems (Redhawk Publications, 2023) and most recently Second Line, a sonnet sequence which just released this month. He has worked as a mail clerk, a landscaper, an electrician, a carpenter's helper, a hammock weaver, surveyor, and, since 1990, as a teacher. Al has published widely, including issues 63 and 89 of Rattle. He lives with his family in Raleigh, NC.

Find his new and selected here:

https://redhawkpublications.com/Fellow-Survivors-p529556536

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 haiku sequence inspired by the seasons.

Next Week’s Prompt:

Write a poem about the influence music has had on you over the years while making the poem itself as musical as possible.

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