Denise Duhamel was one of our 2024 Rattle Chapbook Prize winners, and her book, In Which, was published along with this winter's issue. Her most recent full-length books of poetry are Pink Lady (Pitt Poetry Series, 2025), Second Story (2021) and Scald (2017). Blowout (2013) was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. A distinguished university professor in the MFA program at Florida International University in Miami, she lives in Hollywood, Florida.
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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.
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This Week’s Prompt:
Think of a word that transports you back to childhood, and give the poem that title.
Next Week's Prompt:
Write a poem with a title that begins with “Poem in Which I” after Denise Duhamel. For the next word in the title, find a random verb on randomwordgenerator.com.
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0:00 Welcome
1:25 Erin Murphy, "Insomnia Chronicles XXVI"
8:30 Featured Guest: Denise Duhamel
1:15:25 Prompt Lines
2:26:40 Sciku, Next Week's Prompt & Guest