poetry mini interviews

Why is poetry important?  As a form that is (nearly) uncommodifiable and is of little interest to hegemonic capitalism, poetry can be the ...

What other poetry books have you been reading lately? John Clare: Selected Poetry and Prose (eds. Merryn & Raymond Williams); Voodoo ...

What do you feel poetry can accomplish that other forms can’t? Maximum density of signification. 

How do you know when a poem is finished? The constraint has been met.

How does a poem begin? Usually with a pun or alliterative phrase that I can’t get out of my head.

Stephen Cain is the author of six full-length collections of poetry—including dyslexicon , American Standard/ Canada Dry and, most recen...