poetry mini interviews

How does a poem begin? For me, a poem begins with a phrase, image, or idea that won’t leave me alone. If I think of something and it’s stil...

How important is music to your poetry? What’s interesting about this question is that I started writing poetry again around the same time I...

What poets changed the way you thought about writing? When I was in high school and college, I loved T.S. Eliot (and I still do; poetry oft...

How do you know when a poem is finished? I know when a poem is finished when my coach/mentor says it is! To be less flippant, though, it’s ...

Sarah A. Etlinger holds a BA in English from Skidmore College, an MA in English from Syracuse University, and a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Com...