poetry mini interviews

When you require renewal, is there a particular poem or book that you return to? A particular author? Water Memory by Roo Borson an...

What do you find most difficult about writing poetry? I’ve been writing poems for decades, since I was a child. The hardest part is ...

What do you feel poetry can accomplish that other forms can’t? I’m not sure poems are meant to accomplish anything except to change ...

How do you know when a poem is finished? A poem is finished when it stops nagging at me to return to it. Sometimes this takes a very...

How did you first engage with poetry? This is a favourite question of mine because it comes with a funny story. When I was in grade ...

Shannon Bramer (photo credit: Linda Marie Stella ) is a poet and playwright. Precious Energy (BookThug, September 2017) is her fourth...