The Sunlight Press is excited and grateful to feature Annie Scholl's interview of author Joseph Earl Thomas.

Today we feature more thoughts on writing poetry from our poetry reader, Meg Freer.

We asked our Poetry Editor, Clive Collins, to share his thoughts on poetry and the writing process.

I wish I’d known back then that people matter more than poems, and that to have the hardest life isn’t the way to win.

Nobody is going to wait around for your writing to appear.

There was so much advice to weigh, factors to mix, elements to bake in.

I also think it’s important not to be afraid to put your work out there, even if you are not sure about it; you will get useful feedback, and your feelings

When I first started writing fiction, it really helped me to stay out of my depression world.

Don’t save your work. Don’t save something because it feels precious. What feels precious in the moment will grow dusty over time. Use what you have when it is electrifying

The idea, I think, is to have the poem somehow feel as if it is tracking that realization in real time, showing it as still live and squirming, rather than

We are thrilled to have Ross Gay offer his thoughts on the writing life and his process.

Now that I'm engaged in revisions to my big book, my process reminds me more than ever of those years as a fabric artist.