poetry mini interviews

What do you find most difficult about writing poetry? I sometimes struggle with figuring out how to elevate a poem and make it soar. I kno...

sophie anne edwards walks and creates site-specific and responsive poetry (along with installation-based textile and visual art) on Mnido...

What poets changed the way you thought about writing? I started reading Sylvia Plath's work when I was in my late teens and early twen...

James Roome received an MA in Poetry from MMU and is based in Manchester, UK. His work has appeared in Magma , Tears in the Fence , Ink, ...

What other poetry books have you been reading lately? I haven’t been reading much poetry of late, though a couple of fairly recent favourit...

When you require renewal, is there a particular poem or book that you return to? A particular author? Li-Young Lee, particularly his poem “...

Mary J. Oliver’s background is in the visual arts, teaching and exhibiting in Scotland and England. She switched to writing fulltime ten ...