poetry mini interviews

How do you know when a poem is finished? There’s the first kind of finished, the moment in which I can’t bear to look at it anymore. On a sm...

Why is poetry important?  I’m going to answer a slightly different question: why is poetry important right now? Because it really is. We are...

What did you find most difficult about writing poetry? The writing of poetry doesn’t align well with capitalist sensibilities. I’m not just ...

What do you feel poetry can accomplish that other forms can’t? The thing about fiction — traditionally, anyway — is it’s full immersion. You...

Jaclyn Desforges is an award-winning poet and the author of a picture book, Why Are You So Quiet? (Annick Press, 2020), as well as a forth...