poetry mini interviews

When you require renewal, is there a particular poem or book that you return to? A particular author? The book I return to for renewal is Ka...

What other poetry books have you been reading lately? I have been returning to a book by Hawaiian poet, Joe Balaz, entitled Pidgin Eye . Thi...

What poets changed the way you thought about writing? Since I teach Pacific Islander literature, many Pacific writers from older generations...

How do you know when a poem is finished? Instead of trying to know when a poem is finished, I prefer to experiment with different types of e...

Craig Santos Perez is an indigenous Pacific Islander poet from Guam. He is the author of five books of poetry and the co-editor of five ant...