In Short, An Interview

Hello everyone, it's Grace again.  I hope you aren't getting tired of me already.  As it's my turn to give a short interview, I called upon Marian, of runaway sentence., which might have been lazy as she's a dear friend.  However, I've admired her work for a long time, and one of our favorite things to do is hold a conversation in short poems--I love haiku, and she excels at the cinquain.  Marian was recently interviewed by Sherry Blue Sky for Poets United, so I wanted to do something a little different.  I hope you enjoy our little exercise as much as we enjoyed writing it.

image courtesy of  Karin Taylor, whose brilliant artwork is available here!

The dim shades of night
or bright tones of sunny days.
Which do you prefer?

ah, both
sunny and dark
if i could have my way
i'd rise early, stay up late, prize
naptime.

A flower, pressed flat
in a favorite book of poems--
Which one would you choose?

of course
siv cedering
my mentor, or perhaps
nikki giovanni, or else
rimbaud.

Your family is
knit tight, you write much of them.
Do they inspire?

sometimes
i just record
what is said in my house
they say brilliant things & i write
them down. 

portrait of the author and her children courtesy of runaway sentence.

Poetic ideals
linger from youth. Who are your
favorite authors?

chabon,
terry tempest
williams, & if from youth
e.b. white. we eat, breathe harry
potter.

More influences?

I am certain you have them,
with such rich writing!

love is
the only thing
that matters: of other,
of oneself, of the earth. love does
conquer.

Short-format poesy,
you have taken for your own.
Why choose short formats?

i love
economy
in words. no excess, each
poem a puzzle with something
to say.

image acquired at the aptly named getfreeimage.com

A recipe for
your favorite meal, please share.
We are all hungry.

Sweet Potato Hash

Thank you, Marian, for letting me talk you into these things!  It's always a pleasure to chat with you.