Do you have a favorite genre of poetry? I usually like a lot of free verse poetry, not any specific forms. But these days I’m getting into sonnets and haiku. I’ve been trying a challenge where I write a haiku every day of November, which I’ve been doing so far. I like poems that are visceral but also reflective, and I do love a good spooky horror poem.

What is your favorite poem? One poem I’ve been really obsessed with recently is, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost. I’m not usually a huge Robert Frost fan but the line “The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I’ve got promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep” has been stuck in my head the past month or two, so that’s maybe my favorite poem right now.

When did you write your first poem? The first time I remember writing a poem was in fourth grade, it was this little class assignment. A kid in our class’ mom was a poet and she came in and gave us a lesson. I wrote a poem about my dog running away. And I drew a little illustration of my dog to go with it.

Who is your favorite poet? I love a lot of different poets. But if I had to put it as an all time favorite,
it’s probably Emily Dickinson just because of how prolific and interesting she is.

What ideas/things inspire you most? A lot of times it’s just things that happen to me in my day to day life, artwork, a lot of song lyrics, sort of odd random images on Pinterest.

What is your favorite poem you have ever written? I wrote a poem about this book called “The Haunting of Hill House” that I read at a lot of events and that we published in our poetry club zine. That’s one of my favorites. And I just started working on a poem about these wolves in Yellowstone.