Interviews with Nine Poets
Mercurius editor Nidia Hernandez takes the poetic pulse of 2022 by interviewing nine poets at the Miami Book Fair
Book fairs show you what is happening in the publishing world; they also show you how poets are translating the world, how the world, in turn, speaks for itself through them. At the Miami Book Fair 2022, I interviewed nine different poets and leave you now with a sample of their work, their preoccupations, their direction of travel.
Regarding his latest book, Jersey Breaks, Robert Pinksy said he wrote it thinking about the current situation in America. I would also like to introduct you to Victoria Redel, John Freeman, Su Cho, Sherry Shenoda, Diane Thiel, Kemi Alabi, Shelley Puhak, and Peter Balakian. Listening to these remarkable voices is an excellent way of wrapping up 2022 and ushering in 2023…