poetry mini interviews

How does a poem begin? Most of my writing is created through a process which involves the cutting-up and collaging of my own daily freewriti...

When you require renewal, is there a particular poem or book that you return to? A particular author? I love the poetry of Gary Snyder. His ...

What other poetry books have you been reading lately? I am always returning to many books from the mOnocle-Lash Anti-Press catalog, includin...

What do you find most difficult about writing poetry? Letting go of a poem can be very difficult. I often find myself thinking, maybe I shou...

How did you first engage with poetry? My earliest introduction to poetry was listening to my parents read nursery rhymes, the books of Dr. S...

J. D. Nelson (b. 1971) experiments with words in his subterranean laboratory. His poetry has appeared in many small press publications, wor...