Tuesday 22 February 2022

Hollay Ghadery : part one

Hollay Ghadery is a writer living in rural Ontario on Anishinaabe land. She has her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph. Her fiction, non-fiction, and poetry have been published in various literary journals, including The Malahat Review, Room, CAROUSEL, The Antigonish Review, Grain, and The Fiddlehead. Fuse, her memoir of mixed-race identity and mental health, was released by Guernica Editions’ MiroLand imprint in spring 2021. Her debut collection of poetry, Rebellion Box, is due to be released in spring 2023 with Radiant Press. 

How does a poem begin?

For me, a poem begins with a feeling: a sticky, muddy little feeling that needs to be cleaned up. It's the job of the poem to help me bring that feeling to light.

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