poetry mini interviews

Anything can be poetry. But not everything is a poem.

How does a poem begin? A poem begins by inviting its reader (or listener) to embark on a journey. A poem begins by setting the scene of th...

How do you know when a poem is finished? I’m choosing to answer this, because I find it very difficult. I’m always revisiting old poems an...

When you require renewal, is there a particular poem or book that you return to? A particular author? Always, always Richard Siken. I have...

How did you first engage with poetry? I first engaged with poetry when I was just 8 years old. I wrote a poem, lost forever now, about empat...

Kara Petrovic is 23 years old and is currently living in Toronto, Ontario. They are a survivor of trauma three times over and are living ...