poetry mini interviews

Nisa Malli is a writer and researcher, born in Winnipeg and currently living in Toronto. Her poems and essays have been published in Arc ...

What other poetry books have you been reading lately? I just finished reading The Babies by Sabrina Orah Mark. I’m currently working my way...

How important is music to your poetry? Music is pivotal to my life and by extension, my poetry. Robert Johnson, Bob Dylan, Blind Willie Jo...

When you require renewal, is there a particular poem or book that you return to? A particular author? Dionne Brand (all of her work).

Dominik Parisien's poetry chapbook We, Old Young Ones is forthcoming from Frog Hollow Press through its Dis/Ability series and his r...

Why is poetry important? I think that anything that can save your life is important. For some people, that’s poetry. For some people it’s ...

Catherine Graham is a writer of poetry and fiction. Among her six poetry collections The Celery Forest was shortlisted for the Fred Cogsw...