poetry mini interviews

How does a poem begin? All my poems thus far have been products of a deeply personal urgency. I am not a prolific writer, nor do I aspire to...

How important is music to your poetry? My mentor and advisor Larissa Szporluk taught me to always follow and trust in sound, and when I surr...

When you require renewal, is there a particular poem or book that you return to? A particular author? I return to the poem that first inspir...

Has your consideration of poetry changed since you began? Focusing strictly on aesthetics, I still find myself drawn to the urgent, gut-punc...

Raegen Pietrucha writes, edits, and consults creatively and professionally. Her chapbook, An Animal I Can't Name , won the 2015 Two of C...