Valerie Wallace : part one

Valerie Wallace is the author of House of McQueen, selected by Vievee Francis for the Four Way Books Intro Prize, and the chapbook The Dictators’ Guide to Good Housekeeping. She lives in Chicago and when she’s not making poems, she’s creating websites.

Photo credit: Marc Monaghan

What do you find most difficult about writing poetry?

Following the courage of my convictions. Crafting the conviction of my courage.