What, Why, How: Elaine Mcintosh

What:

I am currently working on a collection of poems I may submit for chapbook publication. I seem to have consistent themes in my writing: nature, family/neighbor/community, and grief/loss.

Why:

Writing poetry enables me to live fully in the moment; feel it, smell it, hear it, see it. That moment may be in the past or in the present and finding the words to make that moment live again is what keeps me attentive to the writing on the page.

How:

I still don’t write every day. Rather...