poetry mini interviews

How does a poem begin? I do a lot of research, looking for things that make me feel a certain way. But when I write a poem, it’s because I f...

What other poetry books have you been reading lately? Sara Tantlinger’s Cradleland of Parasites , Cynthia Pelayo’s Into the Forest and All t...

What do you feel poetry can accomplish that other forms can’t? Poetry is the abstract art of writing. There’s really no limit on what it can...

Has your consideration of poetry changed since you began? When I was younger, I thought poetry was a closed loop, one where you’d have to be...

Jessica Drake-Thomas is a poet, fiction writer, book reviewer, and PhD student. She’s the author of Burials , a gothic horror poetry collec...