poetry mini interviews

How does a poem begin? Images are the source of most poems for me. A heron catching a fish, a kettle of turkey vultures circling, a snapping...

What other poetry books have you been reading lately? I know I’ll forget some, but this is a recent list:  Dialogues with Rising Tides by K...

What do you find most difficult about writing poetry? Revision! I love when poems come fully formed and need very little revision. This does...

How does your work first enter the world? Do you have a social group or writers group that you       work ideas and poems with? Yes, writers...

Jessica Purdy is the author of STARLAND and Sleep in a Strange House , both released by Nixes Mate in 2017 and 2018. Sleep in a Strange Ho...