poetry mini interviews

How do you know when a poem is finished? I have a gut sense that the poem is finished, and this is especially true for me with poems that ...

Michael Sikkema is the author of 6 full length books, and over a dozen chapbooks, most recently Caw Caw Phony , forthcoming from Tremblin...

Has your consideration of poetry changed since you began? Yes! In at least three ways: 1. Politically—I have always appreciated poetry t...

What do you feel poetry can accomplish that other forms can’t? Well, a poem can’t be a protest song: the best poems have a tension at their...

How do you know when a poem is finished? For me it’s a combination of image and sound. The sounds in the poem will start working up and up ...

Canadian poet Evan Jones has lived in Manchester, UK, since 2005. His new book is Later Emperors (Carcanet, 2020). What are you workin...

Bill Neumire’s second book of poems, #TheNewCrusades , will be published with Unsolicited Press in 2022 and was recently a finalist for t...