Welcome to The Poetry Pubcast, where we talk to everyday poets, hosted by Chris and Jen Yokel. In this week's episode, Chris and Jen welcome their first guest Rachel S. Donahue, author of Real Poems for Real Moms: From a Mother in the Trenches to Another. Rachel has been part of The Poetry Pub community from the start, and in our conversation we talk about her journey into writing poetry and the virtues of not taking yourself too seriously. Her first book released in 2019. *** Poems Read in this Episode: - On Blueberries - Diaper Haiku III - Hide and Seek - Shucking Corn All of these can be found in Rachel's book Real Poems for Real Moms *** Special thanks to Andrew Osenga for our theme music, New Year's Daybreak. To learn more about our writing community and digital chapbooks, visit our website thepoetrypub.com