poetry mini interviews

When you require renewal, is there a particular poem or book that you return to? A particular author? Judy Jordan’s Carolina Ghost Woods ....

What other poetry books have you been reading lately? Sarah Elizabeth Johnson’s Bone Map Claire Wahmanholm’s chapbook Night Vision Wil...

What do you find most difficult about writing poetry? I’ve written both prose and poetry so I can say that poetry asks for a different lev...

How do you know when a poem is finished? I think there are varying degrees of ‘finished’ when it comes to poetry. A poem will ask to be fi...

Jill Mceldowney is the author of the forthcoming chapbook Airs Above Ground (Finishing Line Press) as well as Kisses Over Babylon (danc...