1) What is the theme of your poem? The title is a double-entendre. The real GIANT moment refers to the unforseen and unbelievably fortuitious kind gesture of a stranger. The experience stayed with me for all these years because the man was not a scalper, he just wound up with two extra tickets when friends… Continue reading Interview with Poet Jean Buschmann
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Interview with Poet Howard W. Robertson
1) What is the theme of your poem? Glory as Pindar understood it 2) What motivated you to write this poem? The beauty of the moment and the pathos of life 3) How long have you been writing poetry? Since the age of 17 or in other words 55 years 4) If you could have… Continue reading Interview with Poet Howard W. Robertson
Interview with Poet Robert Drusetta (Once Upon a Crooked Time…)
Matthew Toffolo: What is the theme of your poem? Robert Drusetta: Everyone is unique, outside and in, but we can co-exist in harmony. 2) What motivated you to write this poem? I wanted to write a fun nonsense poem that has disability as a subtext theme 3) How long have you been writing poetry? On… Continue reading Interview with Poet Robert Drusetta (Once Upon a Crooked Time…)
Interview with Poet LannaEvolved (LOCKED TREASURE)
Matthew Toffolo: What is the theme of your poem? LannaEvolved: The theme is the unpredictability of life within a universal existence. Everyone has their own unique experience, yet each person somehow manages to crossover with someone else’s without knowing it. Living shared experiences. The theme is rooted in the reality that we are one with… Continue reading Interview with Poet LannaEvolved (LOCKED TREASURE)
Interview with Poet H. W. Robertson
Matthew Toffolo: What is the theme of your poem? H. W. Robertson: Hope’s and my love is like the harmony of the sea and sky. 2) What motivated you to write this poem? I love Hope, and we were at Cannon Beach, a favorite spot. 3) How long have you been writing poetry? 55 years… Continue reading Interview with Poet H. W. Robertson
Interview with Poet Jason Yearick
Matthew Toffolo: What is the theme of your poem? Jason Yearick: The chaotic nature of thoughts, images, and ideas being forced into linear time, expectation versus actualization and the mutability of the abstract molded into a concrete form. 2) What motivated you to write this poem? The need to write despite not having the time… Continue reading Interview with Poet Jason Yearick
Interview with Poet David Dephy
Matthew Toffolo: What is the theme of your poem? David Dephy: Pain and hope, strength and kindness, our memories and forgiveness, because — some day — we will remember nothing of our enemies, but that killing silence of our friends. 2) What motivated you to write this poem? The same things which I mentioned above… Continue reading Interview with Poet David Dephy
Interview with Poet Stephon Void (BOOTS)
1) What is the theme of your poem? The poem is about systemic racism in the United States. 2) What motivated you to write this poem? People need to understand that people of color want to be successful but there hundreds of years of laws and policies that are in place that prohibits them from… Continue reading Interview with Poet Stephon Void (BOOTS)
Interview with Poet K. Exum (ASPIRATION)
1) What is the theme of your poem? To beat the odds and expose the corruption displayed through our daily lives. 2) What motivated you to write this poem? I wanted to use my voice to speak on a serious topic about police. 3) How long have you been writing poetry? 3 years 4) If… Continue reading Interview with Poet K. Exum (ASPIRATION)
Interview with Poet Kelly Loraine Stearns (RAPTURE OF THE MIND)
1) What is the theme of your poem? The theme of this poem is reflection. Your life resembles a mirror, in the sense that every experience refracts displays and understand the choices and experiences that we chose to endure. To be able to apply these decisions to our life in the current but most importantly,… Continue reading Interview with Poet Kelly Loraine Stearns (RAPTURE OF THE MIND)
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