poetry mini interviews

What do you feel poetry can accomplish that other forms can’t? Clarity and freedom of image. There’s also something to be said for that spec...

What other poetry books have you been reading lately? Lately, I’ve been reading more novels and collections of essays, which is rare for me....

Why is poetry important? Poetry reminds us that we are cellular beings composed mostly of emptiness, and at our best, the potential of anoth...

How do you know when a poem is finished? I believe, perhaps rightly or perhaps wrongly, that one of my best strengths as a writer comes from...

What poets changed the way you thought about writing? Seamus Heaney has always been a strong influence on my writing, in the way the lens of...

How do you know when a poem is finished? I am really never “all done” with a poem. I review it in a different stage and revise it. I can alw...

Donatella du Plessis is a micropoet from Durban, South Africa. Her poetry has appeared in Feminine Collective , Idle Ink , Dust Poetry Maga...