poetry mini interviews

How do you know when a poem is finished? Instinctively at one level and another level, never; that is why someone said poems are never finis...

How does a poem begin? Sometimes it is a thought, an opening line, or a hook that can be employed in the poem. One begins tentatively, but s...

What do you find most difficult about writing poetry? In a forty-year writing career, I have written in various genres: journalistic pieces,...

Why is poetry important? Because it gives us hope, while reading a poem, one can get lost in its paresthesia. Poetry hones our humanity, tur...