ep. 36 - Katherine Barrett Swett

Rattlecast #36 features Katherine Barrett Swett and her Donald Justice Prize-winning collection, Voice Message. A high school English teacher, Katherine Barrett Swett lives in New York City. She received a PhD in American Literature from Columbia University. Her poems have been published in various journals including, The Lyric, Rattle, Mezzo Cammin, The Raintown Review, and The Orchards Poetry Journal. Her sonnets were finalists for the Nemerov Contest in 2016 and 2017. Her chapbook, Twenty-one was published by Finishing Line Press in 2016. For more information, visit: https://www.autumnhouse.org/our-authors/katherine-barrett-swett/ As always, we'll also include live open mic for responses to our weekly prompt. For details on how to participate, either pre-recorded, via Skype, or by phone, go to: https://www.rattle.com/rattlecast/ This Week's Prompt: A happy love poem. (It’s harder than it sounds!) Try to avoid cliches. Next Week’s Prompt: Erasure poem using a news article from the past week.