What We Talk About When We Talk About Revision

So, you are overcome with the urge to pen a poem. You were inspired by the sunrise, sunset, your last date, the neighbor’s new puppy, the snow, footprints in the sand, a romantic movie, or [fill in your favorite inspiration here]. Words flow, flowery, full of adjectives and adverbs. Alternatively, that last political debate got […]

INTERVIEW WITH POET ALEXIS RHONE FANCHER

GR: Thanks for agreeing to let us interview you for Gyroscope Review. We’re pleased that you are one of our contributing poets. Will you please begin by telling us where you’re from, where you write, and why poetry? ARF: A life-long Los Angeleno, I’ve lived all over L.A. county, including a childhood in the wilds […]

INTERVIEW WITH POET ISABELLA DAVID MCCAFFREY

GR: Thanks for agreeing to let us interview you for Gyroscope Review. We’re pleased that you are one of our contributing poets. Will you please begin by telling us where you’re from, where you write, and why poetry? IDM: Thank you for asking me to participate. Where I’m from is oddly enough the most complicated […]