I don’t like talking about myself. I prefer sharing thoughts about other things – literary, or otherwise. You can chat to me about movies, music, the ant climbing up the side of a wall, or just about anything else.
Don’t ask me how to read my writing. Unless we’re in a workshop environment, don’t ask me to explain what I’m trying to say in my writing at all.
But every now and again I get asked to respond to particular questions for an interview that will be made public. I only agree to interviews if I think they would help me find more readers. Please don’t see it as a marketing ploy. I would hate that.
Read the interview, consider giving my work a chance to be discovered by new readers. Tell your friends about the interview. Tell them that you read my blog regularly – or have just discovered it today. I want people to adopt my paper children. They need warm homes.
So… here’s the link to Fixional where my latest interview appears.
Fixional recently published my trilogy of poems that were based on the cinematic masterpiece trilogy by Krzysztof Kieslowski, Three Colors: Blue, White, Red.
Forget me. Read my work. Please. Maraming salamat.
PS – I haven’t read he final version of the interview, was too excited to. If you find typos or errors, please tell me. Fixional used to be NoiseMedium, which awarded my poem “To be an Orc” the Grand Prize last year.
August 17th, 2017 at 14:06
It’s a wonderful interview, Jim, and not a typo to be seen. I loved the description of your communal home — the stuff of poetry for sure. Congratulations!
August 17th, 2017 at 14:13
Maraming salamat, Sarah!
August 17th, 2017 at 15:11
One of the best author interviews I’ve read. I felt myself living in your natal home, and I’ve always loved the story of the pig on the roof of the bus. I admire your determination to address the darkness Duterte has brought to the Philippines. You have a very powerful voice. Wings of Smoke is an exceptional book of poetry. I carry it from room to room to savor when I have a quiet moment. It’s wonderful to know that more great poems are on the way. (Candy Rohde)
August 17th, 2017 at 15:31
Thank you for reading my work, Candy. I hope to meet more kind readers and friends like you.