poetry mini interviews

What other poetry books have you been reading lately?  As part of the research for my debut pamphlet, I’ve read two amazing collections of e...

What poets changed the way you thought about writing?  I have to thank Michael Symmons Roberts for encouraging me to experiment with imagery...

How do you know when a poem is finished?  I handwrite the first drafts of my poems into a notebook. Some leave the notebook faster than othe...

How did you first engage with poetry?  As a teenager of the emo persuasion, I had written song lyrics and some rather dark rhymes, but my re...

Bex Hainsworth (she/her) is a poet and teacher based in Leicester, UK. She won the Collection HQ Prize as part of the East Riding Festival ...