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Janice N. Harrington

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Janice N. Harrington writes poetry and children’s books. She grew up in Alabama and Nebraska, and both those settings, especially rural Alabama, figure largely in her writing. Her first book of poetry, Even the Hollow My Body Made Is Gone (2007), won the A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize from BOA Editions and the Kate Tufts Discovery Award. Her second book of poetry, The Hands of Strangers: Poems from the Nursing Home, came out in 2011, and her third book, Primitive: The Art and Life of Horace H. Pippin, appeared in 2016.  Harrington’s children’s books have won many awards and citations, including a listing among Time magazine’s top 10 children’s books. Harrington has worked as a public librarian and now teaches in the creative writing program at the University of Illinois.For more, check out her website at: https://janiceharrington.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:Let’s write a poem about one (or each!) of the 12 Jungian archetypes. The first archetype is “the artist.”Next Week’s Prompt:Write a poem based on a classic novel.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.

Janice N. Harrington writes poetry and children’s books. She grew up in Alabama and Nebraska, and both those settings, especially rural Alabama, figure largely in her writing. Her first book of poetry, Even the Hollow My Body Made Is Gone (2007), won the A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize from BOA Editions and the Kate Tufts Discovery Award. Her second book of poetry, The Hands of Strangers: Poems from the Nursing Home, came out in 2011, and her third book, Primitive: The Art and Life of Horace H. Pippin, appeared in 2016. Harrington’s children’s books have won many awards and citations, including a listing among Time magazine’s top 10 children’s books. Harrington has worked as a public librarian and now teaches in the creative writing program at the University of Illinois. For more, check out her website at: <a href="https://janiceharrington.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://janiceharrington.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: Let’s write a poem about one (or each!) of the 12 Jungian archetypes. The first archetype is “the artist.” Next Week’s Prompt: Write a poem based on a classic novel. 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. 141 - Janice N. Harrington

The editors discuss Janice N. Harrington’s poem “Wind Shear” from the May 2020 issue of Poetry.

The editors discuss Janice N. Harrington’s poem “Wind Shear” from the May 2020 issue of Poetry.

Janice N. Harrington reads “Wind Shear”