Our scheduled guest, Billy Collins, was sick with a cold, so he postponed to January 19, 2026. Instead, we'll reveal this year's Pushcart Prize winners, and invite you to share your favorite poem that you wrote or published this year.

You can still find Billy Collins' new book, Dog Show, here:

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790238/dog-show-by-billy-collins/

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/page/rattlecast/

This Week’s Prompt:

Write a poem that begins at the kitchen table and interrupts itself.

Next Week’s Prompt:

Write a poem that’s all about breaks.

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