poetry mini interviews

How does a poem begin? For me, I’ve found that it’s usually a single word or an image that I begin a poem with. It gets me past the blank ...

What do you find most difficult about writing poetry? Creating language that is clear and concise, yet beautiful. I think those are the on...

How does your work first enter the world? Do you have a social group or writers group that you work ideas and poems with? My poetry proces...

How do you know when a poem is finished? When it doesn’t feel like it only belongs to me anymore. Getting to that point is hard to define....

Emily Coppella is a writer, yoga student, and feminist from the GTA. She is currently studying English Literature and Language at Carleto...