Rattlecast #99 features Tina Parker and her new book Lock Her Up. As always, the first half-hour is dedicated to Poets Respond Live.

Tina Parker is the author of three books of poetry. The poetry collection Mother May I and the poetry chapbook Another Offering were published in 2016. Her newest collection, Lock Her Up, is forthcoming from Accents Publishing. Tina’s work has received support from the Kentucky Foundation for Women. Individual poems have been published in Appalachian Heritage, Still: The Journal, Pen+Brush, Rattle, and Literary Mama. She grew up in Bristol, VA, and now lives in Berea,

KY.

For more on Tina Parker, visit:

http://tina-parker.org/

As always, we'll also include live open lines for responses to our weekly prompt or any other poems you'd like to share. For details on how to participate, either via Skype or by phone, go to: https://www.rattle.com/rattlecast/

This Week's Prompt:

Write a poem based on a folk tale or fairy tale.

Next Week's Prompt:

Write a poem in which the speaker is aboard a moving train.

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