Rae Fairchild (MRB)
Bio
I love to write; putting pen to paper fills my heart and calms my soul!
Rae Fairchild is my pen name. (Because why not? Pseudonyms are cool!)
I do publish elsewhere under my real name, Mary Rae Butler. (Fairchild, an old family surname.)
Stories (70/0)
Woman is a Phoenix
This poem was written in response to the Rattle® Poetry Ekphrastic Challenge for May 2024 and was ultimately not selected. You can find more information here. https://www.rattle.com/ekphrastic/ The image that this poem was specifically written about can be found here. (May 2024 – Barbara Hageman Sarvis's “Bird Ascending the Fire”) https://i0.wp.com/www.rattle.com/ekphrasis/EC24May.jpg?ssl=1
By Rae Fairchild (MRB)7 days ago in Poets
The Burnout Train. Top Story - May 2024.
This poem was written in response to the Rattle® Poetry Ekphrastic Challenge for April 2024 and was ultimately not selected. You can find more information here. https://www.rattle.com/ekphrastic/ The image that this poem was specifically written about can be found here. (April 2024 – Gerrie Paino's “Night Train”) https://i0.wp.com/www.rattle.com/ekphrasis/EC24Apr.jpg?ssl=1
By Rae Fairchild (MRB)about a month ago in Poets
Waiting on a Grain
This poem was written in response to the Rattle® Poetry Ekphrastic Challenge for March 2024 and was ultimately not selected. You can find more information here. https://www.rattle.com/ekphrastic/ The image that this poem was specifically written about can be found here. (March 2024 – John Paul Caponigro's “Alignment II”) https://i0.wp.com/www.rattle.com/ekphrasis/EC24Mar.jpg?ssl=1
By Rae Fairchild (MRB)2 months ago in Poets
Little Dog
This poem was written in response to the Rattle® Poetry Ekphrastic Challenge for February 2024 and was ultimately not selected. You can find more information here. https://www.rattle.com/ekphrastic/ The image that this poem was specifically written about can be found here. (February 2024 – Christine Crockett's “Graphing Uncertainty V””) https://i0.wp.com/www.rattle.com/ekphrasis/EC24Feb.jpg?ssl=1
By Rae Fairchild (MRB)3 months ago in Poets
The Art of Man
This poem was written in response to the Rattle® Poetry Ekphrastic Challenge for February 2024 and was ultimately not selected. You can find more information here. https://www.rattle.com/ekphrastic/ The image that this poem was specifically written about can be found here. (February 2024 – Christine Crockett's “Graphing Uncertainty V”) https://i0.wp.com/www.rattle.com/ekphrasis/EC24Feb.jpg?ssl=1
By Rae Fairchild (MRB)3 months ago in Poets
The New Sprawling Wasteland
This poem was written in response to the Rattle® Poetry Ekphrastic Challenge for November 2023 and was ultimately not selected. You can find more information here. https://www.rattle.com/ekphrastic/ The image that this poem was specifically written about can be found here. (November 2023 – Scott Wiggerman's “Aerial II”) https://i0.wp.com/www.rattle.com/ekphrasis/EC23Nov.jpg?ssl=1
By Rae Fairchild (MRB)6 months ago in Poets
