poetry mini interviews

Has your consideration of poetry changed since you began?  I started writing poetry in the early 1960s, so, yeah. Of course. Right along wi...

How important is music to your poetry? I want each of my poems to have the music they need to advance their meaning and emotion, and to be ...

How do you know when a poem is finished?  I usually stop the poem when it ends on a word or a verse that makes me say “Aha.” Then, when I r...

How does a poem begin? A poem begins by inviting its reader (or listener) to embark on a journey. A poem begins by setting the scene of th...

Jessica Mehta is a multi-award-winning poet and author of over one dozen books. She’s currently a poetry editor at Bending Genres Literar...

How do you know when a poem is finished? A poem is finished when another word would ruin it or a poem is finished when you can’t look at i...

How do you know when a poem is finished? After leaving the poem in the dark for a month, I’ll read it as a spell to open a gate to another...