poetry mini interviews

What do you find most difficult about writing poetry? In a forty-year writing career, I have written in various genres: journalistic pieces,...

What poets changed the way you thought about writing? Many poets have influenced me a lot over the years. Some particularly influential poet...

Why is poetry important? It’s important to me personally because it’s the only place I am completely honest about who I am and what I’ve exp...

How do you know when a poem is finished? I never know. I either lose steam, get bored, or something more important comes up, like a drink, o...

Why is poetry important? Because it gives us hope, while reading a poem, one can get lost in its paresthesia. Poetry hones our humanity, tur...

What do you find most difficult about writing poetry? Moving past the impulse to write too narrative or too obvious, and not writing only sa...

What other poetry books have you been reading lately? There are so many good ones! Three-Penny Memories by Barbara Harris Leonhard and A Ma...