Emma Bolden : part five
Why is poetry important? Poetry allows us to speak to each other in a language that’s different and deeper than the ones we use every day. I...
Why is poetry important? Poetry allows us to speak to each other in a language that’s different and deeper than the ones we use every day. I...
How important is music to your poetry? Extremely. Poetry is music to me: it exists in a place that’s different than language, where words a...
How does a poem begin? A moment of electricity. A need I can’t explain. A chord I keep hearing, struck deep within me. A question I can’t an...
How did you first engage with poetry? Almost as soon as I became aware of words, I became aware of their magic. Our local PBS station aired ...
Emma Bolden is the author of three full-length collections of poetry – House Is An Enigma (forthcoming from Southeast Missouri State Unive...