poetry mini interviews

How does a poem begin? A poem begins as a noise-laden signal. A poem begins as a faint weight on the fingertips of a sleeping hand. A poem...

What do you find most difficult about writing poetry? The most difficult part of writing poetry is not writing poetry. A poem first arrive...

What other poetry books have you been reading lately? I’ll mention two recent and compelling reads: First, Aditya Bahl’s Name-Amen , a bea...

How do you know when a poem is finished? I tend to distrust the idea of a “finished poem” since so much of my own work is about process. A...

Eric Schmaltz is a poet, artist, and critic who works across a variety of genres and media, including print, sound, performance, and vide...