3 Questions and a Poem–in which one of my favorite poets is interviewed and shares a poem. Question 1 As a poet, how important is it to read other poets? Reading other poets has been fundamental to my development as a writer, and to my growth as a person, because reading other poets has made…
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My brand new poetry chapbook is birthed!
Just the facts, with as little BSP as possible This chapbook, Instars, contains poems that chronicle a woman’s emotional life-stages. Instars begins with the optimism of youth, moves through the glimpses of reality we see in our early adult years, the sometimes-crushing turmoil of midlife, and the topsy-turvy insights gained as we enter maturity. The…
Connie Jordan Green ~ 3 Questions & a Poem
3 Questions and a Poem–in which one of my favorite poets is interviewed and shares a poem. Question 1 What do you consider the three most important elements of a poem? The first requirement of a poem, or the most basic element, is that the poem just be, that is, the requirement that someone take a…
Georgann Eubanks ~ 3 Questions & a Poem
3 Questions and a Poem–in which one of my favorite poets is interviewed and shares a poem. Question 1 What do you consider the three most important elements of a poem? The element of compression is primary. As Flannery O’Connor said, “A story is a way to say something that can’t be said any other way,…
Ann Fisher-Wirth ~ 3 Questions & a Poem
3 Questions and a Poem–in which one of my favorite poets is interviewed and shares a poem. Question 1 What do you consider the three most important elements of a poem? “A poem is a small (or large) machine made out of words,” William Carlos Williams once wrote. When I first encountered this remark I was…
Su Yun ~ 3 Questions & a Poem
3 Questions and a Poem–in which one of my favorite poets is interviewed and shares a poem. Question 1 What do you consider the three most important elements of a poem? I believe the three most crucial elements of a poem are the choice of imagery, the shift of person, and a distinctive style. First…
Claudia M. Stanek ~ 3 Questions & a Poem
3 Questions and a Poem–in which one of my favorite poets is interviewed and shares a poem. Question 1 What do you consider the three most important elements of a poem? What is the poem’s message? One could argue that a poem does not have to have a message in order to be a poem….
KB Ballentine ~ 3 Questions & a Poem
3 Questions and a Poem–in which one of my favorite poets is interviewed and shares a poem. Question 1 What do you consider the three most important elements of a poem? Three important elements of a poem are the musicality of language, verb choice, and imagery. One of the things that sets poetry apart from…
Trish Hopkinson ~ 3 Questions & a Poem
3 Questions and a Poem–in which one of my favorite poets is interviewed and shares a poem. Question 1 What do you consider the three most important elements of a poem? I think the three most important elements of a poem are unique metaphor, specificity, and word choice. Metaphor is important because it helps the…
Places to submit your poetry — week 5 of National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month. It’s a great time to write poetry, to read poetry, and to submit poetry to journals. To celebrate, I’ll post a list of seven literary journals every Monday in April. These are journals I especially enjoy reading, with links to their submission guidelines. There are only two days left in…