poetry mini interviews

Has your consideration of poetry changed since you began? I think when I started writing poetry I was looking for a language that would rea...

What other poetry books have you been reading lately? I read Elee Kraljii Gardiner’s Trauma Head recently and love the way she uses langu...

Why is poetry important? I was recently at the launch of Textile magazine , a new literature and culture mag based in Kitchener, and the re...

How do you know when a poem is finished? Short answer: when all the elements work together in the best ways that I can think of. Longer a...

Tanis MacDonald is the author of several books of poetry and essays, including Out of Line: Daring to Be an Artist Outside the Big City ....