poetry mini interviews

How does your work first enter the world? Do you have a social group or writers group that you work ideas and poems with?  Usually through ...

When you require renewal, is there a particular poem or book that you return to? A particular author? Poetry can certainly be draining. Not...

What poets changed the way you thought about writing? When I found the poetry of Lang Leav and Nikita Gill and Lauren Eden, to name a few, ...

How do you know when a poem is finished? I know when a poem is finished when my coach/mentor says it is! To be less flippant, though, it’s ...

What do you find most difficult about writing poetry? When I try to say something worth breath , I struggle with doubt. And it’s not just a...

How does a poem begin? As a feeling. I’ll see something that pisses me off or something that puzzles or inspires me and that feeling will ...

What other poetry books have you been reading lately? I’m writing about Samiya Bashir’s Field Theories , from 2017. Two new books that left...