Abby E. Murray's guest appearances

Abby E. Murray

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Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Abby E. Murray has moved around the country and taught writing in Colorado, Georgia, Alaska, New York, and Washington, where she served as the 2019-2021 Poet Laureate for the city of Tacoma. Her first book, Hail and Farewell, won the 2019 Perugia Press Poetry Prize and was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award. Previous chapbooks include How to Be Married after Iraq (Finishing Line Press, 2018), Quick Draw: Poems from a Soldier’s Wife (Finishing Line Press, 2012) and Me and Coyote (Lost Horse Books, 2010). Find much more here:https://www.abbyemurray.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 around a simile comparing an emotion to a grammatical term, such as “Love as an Intransitive Verb” or “Anger as a Semicolon.”Next Week’s Prompt:Write a poem about a time you faced a moral dilemma.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.

Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Abby E. Murray has moved around the country and taught writing in Colorado, Georgia, Alaska, New York, and Washington, where she served as the 2019-2021 Poet Laureate for the city of Tacoma. Her first book, Hail and Farewell, won the 2019 Perugia Press Poetry Prize and was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award. Previous chapbooks include How to Be Married after Iraq (Finishing Line Press, 2018), Quick Draw: Poems from a Soldier’s Wife (Finishing Line Press, 2012) and Me and Coyote (Lost Horse Books, 2010). Find much more here: <a href="https://www.abbyemurray.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.abbyemurray.com/</a> 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: <a href="https://www.rattle.com/rattlecast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.rattle.com/rattlecast/</a> This Week’s Prompt: Write a poem around a simile comparing an emotion to a grammatical term, such as “Love as an Intransitive Verb” or “Anger as a Semicolon.” Next Week’s Prompt: Write a poem about a time you faced a moral dilemma. 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.

ep. 183 - Abby E. Murray

This episode, we are joined by the Abby E. Murray, the current Tacoma Poet Laureate. Talking to Abby was a delight the whole way through. This wide-ranging interview goes from the work Abby does teaching poetry to undocumented boys at a detention center to her love of baking and everything in between (and there’s a lot in between). For those who are interested, Abby is teaching a series of free poetry workshops beginning Wednesday, July 10, at Eastside Community Center. Links  Abby E. Murray Collateral Journal Channel 253 membership

This episode, we are joined by the Abby E. Murray, the current Tacoma Poet Laureate. Talking to Abby was a delight the whole way through. This wide-ranging interview goes from the work Abby does teaching poetry to undocumented boys at a detention center to her love of baking and everything in between (and there’s a lot in between). For those who are interested, Abby is teaching a series of free poetry workshops beginning Wednesday, July 10, at Eastside Community Center. <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.abbyemurray.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Abby E. Murray</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.collateraljournal.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Collateral Journal</a></li> <li><a href="https://channel253.com/alaska" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Channel 253 membership</a></li></ul>