poetry mini interviews

Stephanie Henson lives with her family in Southeastern, Pennsylvania, but is originally from Central, New Jersey where she studied Communic...

How do you know when a poem is finished? A couple of years ago, I asked one of my poetry mentors this same question. She chuckled and told m...

How do you know when a poem is finished? I know when a poem is finished when I can stop thinking about it. There may always be a word to twe...

How important is music to your poetry? Extremely. Hip hop was how I really learned to master English in the years after my family immigrated...

What other poetry books have you been reading lately? I’m waiting for my copies of Chen Chen’s Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Eme...

Subhaga Crystal Bacon is a Queer poet living in rural northcentral Washington on unceded Methow land. She is the author of four collections...

How important is music to your poetry? Poetry without rhythm and sonic appeal is like food without flavour – something I would rather not ma...