Hi Adam. Poetry is a wonderfully soulful way of creative expression. I have two questions for you - Why do you write poetry? What are your greatest sources of inspiration for writing poetry? Warmest Regards, Deborah

Adam Sol Thanks for the question, Deborah, and apologies for the slow reply. I used to have a quick answer to this question. Something along the lines of "While fiction is interested in plot and character, poetry is interested in language and gesture." I'm not sure I believe that 100% any more, but it still guides my thinking about the comparison. Poetry has to take a lot of care with its language, but doesn't always have to answer some of the questions (what happened? who's speaking? where are the cookies?!) that other forms of writing need to answer.

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