Helen Wickes Q&A on the genesis of Grendel’s Brother
Helen Wickes, author of In Search of Landscape, on the genesis of her poem Grendel’s Brother.
Discuss the genesis of a particular poem you have submitted to the Fishouse.
Ariana-Sophia Kartsonis Q&A on the genesis of Fernando Pessoa, I Salute You All!
Ariana-Sophia Kartsonis, author of Intaglio, talks about the genesis of her poem Fernando Pessoa, I Salute You All!.
Elizabyth Hiscox Q&A on her poem The Pedestal
Elizabyth Hiscox, who teaches creative writing and English at Arizona State University, talks about the genesis and formal structure of her poem The Pedestal.
Chris Dombrowski Q&A on the genesis of a poem
Chris Dombrowski, author of the chapbook, Fragments with Dusk in Them, talks about the genesis of his poem Elegy with Fall’s Last Filaments.
Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon Q&A on the genesis of her poem Poem for Amadou Diallo
Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon, author of Black Swan (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2002), talks about the genesis of her poem, Poem for Amadou Diallo.
Philip Metres Q&A on the genesis of Ashberries: Letters
Philip Metres, poet and translator, talks about the genesis of his poem Ashberries: Letters.
John Struloeff Q&A on the genesis of his poem
John Struloeff, author of the forthcoming poetry collection, The Man I Was Supposed to Be (Loom Press, Fall 2007), talks about the genesis of the title poem to that collection.
Elaine Sexton Q&A on Lower Manhattan Pantoum
Elaine Sexton, author of the collection Sleuth (New Issues Press, 2003), and the forthcoming Causeway (New Issues, Spring 2008), talks about the genesis of her poem, Lower Manhattan Pantoum.