What, Why, How: Poet Wendy Wisner

What:

I suppose I would characterize my poetry as lyric poetry. Some poems are quite narrative, and others are more experimental. My poems have a strong emotional center. Sound and image are important to me. How the poem looks on the page is also a major consideration, because for me, the form of the poem – its shape, the spaces between words and stanzas – is as important as elements like sound and image.

Why:

For me, poetry does something that no other form of writing—or art—can do...