poetry mini interviews

How does a poem begin? For me, a poem can begin one of two ways. Sometimes I get a moment of inspiration, a line or an image that leads to a...

What other poetry books have you been reading lately? I recently finished Sandra Lim’s collection, The Curious Thing . I found so much to le...

What do you feel poetry can accomplish that other forms can’t? The compact nature of poetry allows readers to really focus on details of the...

How do you know when a poem is finished? I use the strategy of micro-edits to revise poems--doing targeted revisions on just one aspect at a...

Frances Klein (she/her) is a poet and teacher writing at the intersection of disability and gender. She is the author of the chapbooks New ...