poetry mini interviews

How do you know when a poem is finished? I don’t know if a poem is ever finished. What happens is the poet calls it done and moves on. You...

How does your work first enter the world? Do you have a social group or writers group that you work ideas and poems with? I’m part of an a...

What do you feel poetry can accomplish that other forms can’t? I’m not sure I fully believe one form can rigidly do something that another...

What are you working on? A lot of projects, simultaneously—which is how I work best. If I get stalled on one, I can work on another. I hav...

Melissa Studdard is the author of five books, including the poetry collection I Ate the Cosmos for Breakfast and the poetry chapbook Lik...