poetry mini interviews

How does a poem begin? A poem begins with attention to a moment.  To an inner momentum.  A memory.  A pause, a pulse of something you need...

What other poetry books have you been reading lately? Lately, I have been reading Dust and Light by Joseph Braun, and Certain Magical Act...

What do you feel poetry can accomplish that other forms can’t? I find that I write poetry to understand myself.  I cannot express myself t...

How do you know when a poem is finished? This is a tough call.  I think it’s finished when the poem stops keeping you up at night.  When i...

Heather Sweeney’s chapbook Just Let Me Have This was published this year by Selcouth Station Press.  Her newest chapbook, Same Bitch, Dif...