Introducting the new column Ask a Poet!
Why live in the dark when you can ask a poet?
Do you think poets and their poems are mysterious, difficult or a bit cultish? Are there questions you have always wanted to ask a poet but have been too scared (or dreading the long-winded answer) to ask?
Well, lucky you are because in the vein of the ground-breaking syndicated column and book by Gustavo Arellano, “Ask a Mexican,” this is a place where you can stop tip-toeing around quirky poet relatives and friends and their notebooks of garden haikus and you can finally ask a poet.
Don’t be shy. There is no question too offensive, bewildered or cranky.
Archive of Questions Already Asked:
Poets and Money
Poets for Company in Desperate Situations
Poems Hurt My Head
Poetry Appreciation Affectations
Is Formal Verse Dead?
The Incontrovertible Evidence of Living Poets
The Poetry Vortex
Successful Poet Slackers
Hazing Poets
Badass Poets
The Face of Verse
Poets in Bed
Send all Ask a Poet Questions to mary@bigbangpoetry.com.
