Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to the first anniversary volume of Behind the Rain! We've been at this for a year and have had the joy of presenting 56 poems from 31 Oklahoma poets. Here's the lineup for this edition of the anthology: Dream Walking - Rebecca Lemke Instagram: @newcrunchymom Website: rebeccalemke.com Bull Headed - Brand Rackley Instagram: @brandrackley Spider - Jackie Kraft Facebook: @jackie.kraft.58 Where--In That Dark Deep--Are You? - David Jennings Facebook: @DJennPhotos Website: davidjenningsartinphotographyandpoetry.com Event Horizon - Henbit Instagram: @henbits.daffodils Delivery - Carson Baumann Instagram: @carsonsarahh Website: kindacraftyokc.com Red From Roses - Thomas Juarez Twitter: @thomasj66714281 Sweat Dreems - Sydney Aerin Instagram: @sydneysometimes Oklahoma City Is: - Lucas Dunn Website: There Is Nothing You Can Possess The National Geographic Article Claims the Spiders Have Dreams - Gary Reddin Instagram: @reddinwrites Shoveling Out - Seth Copeland Twitter: @SethTCopeland Website: https://neutralspaces.co/seth_t_copeland/ If you'd like to submit a poem for consideration for Volume Six of Behind the Rain (releasing October 13, 2023), visit okiebookcast.com/behindtherain for details. Submission deadline is September 15! Connect with J: website | TikTok | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Shop the Bookcast on Bookshop.org Music by JuliusH