ep. 142 - Erin Murphy

Erin Murphy is the author or editor of thirteen books, including Human Resources, forthcoming from Salmon Poetry; Taxonomies, a collection of demi-sonnets, a form she devised (2022); and Assisted Living (2018). Her most recent edited anthologies are Bodies of Truth, a collection of narrative medicine essays (University of Nebraska Press), and Creating Nonfiction (SUNY Press), both of which won Gold Medals in the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards. She is Professor of English and creative writing at the Pennsylvania State University, Altoona College and serves as the poetry editor of The Summerset Review. She was also our 2021 Readers' Choice Award winner for "The Internet of Things." For more, check out her website at: http://www.erin-murphy.com/ As always, we'll also include live open lines for responses to our weekly prompt or any other poems you'd like to share. 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 based on a classic novel. Next Week’s Prompt: Write a demi-sonnet. 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.