Jessica Morey-Collins : part one

Jessica Morey-Collins received her MFA from the University of New Orleans, where she won an Academy of American Poets award, and worked as associate poetry editor for Bayou Magazine. Her poems can be found or are forthcoming in Pleiades, Prairie Schooner, Sycamore Review, and elsewhere. She studies hazard mitigation in the University of Oregon's Masters of Community and Regional Planning program. Find her at www.jessicamoreycollins.com

What are you working on? I’m currently working on a second masters degree, studying hazard mitigation planning... so lately my poems address risk and safety. What risks do people and communities face? What are the risks of playing it safe?