poetry mini interviews

How important is music to your poetry? As I draft a poem, I read it aloud. So my first listener, besides myself, is my dog—he’s nonjudgmenta...

Elena Bentley is a disabled, bi, Métis/settler poet, writer, editor, and book reviewer who lives near Saskatoon. She is a Citizen of Métis ...

When you require renewal, is there a particular poem or book that you return to? A particular author? Oddly enough, when I’m feeling burnt o...

Has your consideration of poetry changed since you began? My understanding of what it can do, as opposed to other forms of verbal attack, ce...

What other poetry books have you been reading lately? I recently read Tenille K. Campbell’s nedi nezu (good medicine) , Arsesnal Pulp Press,...

What poets changed the way you thought about writing? WCW. Ezra Pound. WWE Ross. Raymond Knister. Shakespeare. Camus. Browning. Blake. Melvi...

Has your consideration of poetry changed since you began? One’s consideration of poetry comes as much from reading as from the practice of...