Danez Smith on the impact poetry has on living in an imperfect world

Spring 2017, James Madison University | Lauren K. Alleyne interviews Danez Smith for The Fight & The Fiddle, the quarterly online publication of the Furious Flower Poetry Center (Part 2). See more of the interview with this powerful poet at www.fightandfid....

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For many writing is a solitary act and community is where / when / the work is read, shared, discussed... taking the time to read and learn about craft & technique before trying to publish thst first book could be seen as anachronistic by many poets now.

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Poetry is nothing more than a transfer of emotion--