poetry mini interviews

Why is poetry important?   I struggle with this question sometimes. At its best, poetry is about connection through imagination, and c...

What poets changed the way you thought about writing? I  am so resistant to change that the impact of certain poets and teachers takes ye...

How does your work first enter the world? Do you have a social group or writers group that you work ideas and poems with? Since I moved t...

Has your consideration of poetry changed since you began? I began a long time ago. In the early days, I used poetry as a place to envisi...

Krystal Languell lives in Chicago, where she works for the Poetry Foundation. She is the author of three books: Call the Catastrophists ...