poetry mini interviews

How does a poem begin? Very often, for me, a poem begins when a fleeting visual image triggers that box of collected words in the mind, imme...

How important is music to your poetry? For me, the musicality of poetry is essential. Since I started Eat the Storms , the Poetry Podcast, b...

What do you feel poetry can accomplish that other forms can’t? Poetry, for me, gets to the essential quicker than any other form of writing....

Has your consideration of poetry changed since you began? For me, personally, writing is constantly a work in progress, looking for the voic...

Damien B. Donnelly , 45, returned to Ireland in 2019 after 23 years in Paris, London and Amsterdam, working in the fashion industry. His wri...