poetry mini interviews

How does a poem begin? Sometimes with a ghost, sometimes with a joke. Although before that, before the immediate inciting incident, there is...

Why is poetry important? For me, poetry – and all art, really – is about possibility. It’s about expanding possibility in the world by intro...

How did you first engage with poetry? I like to tell this story because it’s probably the least romantic poet origin story you could have. I...

How do you know when a poem is finished? It’s a cliché to quote Valery on this subject, but he’s right: A poem is never finished, it’s only ...

Matthew Kosinski is a poet, socialist, and occultist from Philadelphia. Alone in the White Marble City is available from New Delta Review ...