poetry mini interviews

What do you feel poetry can accomplish that other forms can’t? Poetry is deconstructivist and has a way of tearing down language and buildin...

How does a poem begin? I like it more when it gives me a nudge to begin, that I know it’s ready to jump out into the world. But it’s no magi...

How do you know when a poem is finished? When a poem is finished, it banishes its creator.  For better or worse, there is no more the maker ...

Has your consideration of poetry changed since you began? Yes and no.  I have always wanted to be a vehicle for a poem – to get E.J. out of ...

What poets changed the way you thought about writing? Ed Roberson teaches us about the wonders of semantic deferral. This deferral results i...

What do you feel poetry can accomplish that other forms can’t?  I’m not sure poetry “accomplishes” anything because to me that implies compl...

Matt Robinson has published six full-length poetry collections, including Tangled & Cleft (Gaspereau Press, 2021) and Some Nights It’s...