poetry mini interviews

How does a poem begin? No one really knows, I think. When we write (anything, not just poetry), we usually draw from our own experiences to ...

What do you find most difficult about writing poetry? What I find most difficult about writing poetry is how to take a subjective and/or per...

What do you feel poetry can accomplish that other forms can’t? I feel that, somehow, poetry manages to be emotive, compact and layered witho...

Has your consideration of poetry changed since you began? Well, to be really honest, I’ll admit that I was blissfully unaware that poetry ha...

How do you know when a poem is finished? I don’t think I know when a poem is finished. I don’t think a poem is ever truly finished. There is...

Shiksha Dheda is a South African of Indian descent. She uses writing to express her OCD and depression roller-coaster ventures. Sometimes, ...