poetry mini interviews

Why is poetry important? Poetry allows us to speak to each other in a language that’s different and deeper than the ones we use every day....

How important is music to your poetry? Extremely. Poetry is music to me: it exists in a place that’s different than language, where words...

How does a poem begin? A moment of electricity. A need I can’t explain. A chord I keep hearing, struck deep within me. A question I can’t ...

How did you first engage with poetry? Almost as soon as I became aware of words, I became aware of their magic. Our local PBS station aire...

Emma Bolden is the author of three full-length collections of poetry – House Is An Enigma (forthcoming from Southeast Missouri State Uni...