poetry mini interviews

The forms in which I write are minimalist, and the tone sentimental. It seems necessary to me in an age of brevity to make a poem say someth...

Why is poetry important? Poetry is important because it is the only art from which must, by certain definitions, seek to evaluate the human ...

What do you find most difficult about writing poetry? I find the attitude surrounding writing as a career to be the most difficult aspect ab...

What do you feel poetry can accomplish that other forms can’t? I love that poetry can convey a spot in time. I do not feel that any other fo...

How does your work first enter the world? Do you have a social group or writers group that you work ideas and poems with? My poems make it f...

Mel Sherrer (She/Her) is a poet and performer. She received her B.F.A. from Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia, and her M.F.A. from Co...