poetry mini interviews

Why is poetry important? It is a deep sigh in a breathless world. Poetry, at its best, exemplifies all the things that mainstream culture se...

What poets changed the way you thought about writing? Dorothy Parker was the first poet to really get me into poetry. Allen Ginsberg convinc...

Has your consideration of poetry changed since you began? Yes, hugely. At first I was mainly interested in the expressive side. Sure, I paid...

How did you first engage with poetry? There were some small encounters with poetry in primary and early secondary school, mostly for the pur...

Tuur Verheyde is a twenty-five year old Belgian poet. His work endeavours to capture the illusive, the oppressive and transgressive. Tuur’s...