poetry mini interviews

I become disheartened when I read negative comments from editors or renowned poets about what they feel poetry is or should be. I don’t ...

How does a poem begin? In myriad ways. Of late, a poem begins out of a frustration with the confines of convention. I often feel tra...

Why is poetry important? To help fellow misfits find one another, so that they know they are not alone.

How important is music to your poetry? Music was the first poetry I engaged with. I used to sing the poems in A Child’s Garden of Ve...

When you require renewal, is there a particular poem or book that you return to? A particular author? I revisit Lorca’s Theory and P...

Amanda Earl is a Canadian writer, editor, publisher and visual poet whose goals are whimsy, exploration and connection. She’s the man...