Listen "ep. 317 - Kai Carlson-Wee"
Episode Synopsis
Kai Carlson-Wee is the author of RAIL (BOA Editions, 2018). His next book, The Cloudmaker's Key, is coming out in the fall of 2027. He has received fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, the Sewanee Writers' Conference, and his work has appeared in Ploughshares, Best New Poets, and the most recent issue of Rattle. His poetry film, Riding the Highline, received the Jury Award at the 2015 Napa Valley Film Festival. A former Wallace Stegner Fellow, he lives in San Francisco and is a lecturer at Stanford University.
Find more most recent books here:
http://kaicarlsonwee.com/
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.
For links to all the past episodes, visit:
https://www.rattle.com/page/rattlecast/
This Week’s Prompt:
Write a poem about a time you found yourself somewhere you didn’t belong, but have the poem turn to somewhere that you do.
Next Week’s Prompt:
Write an assay that includes an allusion to at least five senses.
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.
Find more most recent books here:
http://kaicarlsonwee.com/
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.
For links to all the past episodes, visit:
https://www.rattle.com/page/rattlecast/
This Week’s Prompt:
Write a poem about a time you found yourself somewhere you didn’t belong, but have the poem turn to somewhere that you do.
Next Week’s Prompt:
Write an assay that includes an allusion to at least five senses.
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.
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